Grandpa threw her out, dumped her plate on the floor

Annie on her knees, fightin' dogs at the door

Three days starvin, stomach screamin' for more

Body breakin' down, soul knockin' on death's door

Midnight creepin, sneakin' through the orchard gate

Honey's tomatoes, couldn't wait, had to take

Bit it raw, juice drippin, tears on her face

Didn't even see the woman watchin' from the place

Honey peeked out, 'bout to ask the child her name

Annie heard the door, took off into the rain

Vanished in the dark like she carryin' the blame

Thought she'd never see that little girl again

But she came back, eggs up in her hand

Tryna pay her debt, little girl with a plan

Honey saw her heart, said"baby, I understand"

That's the night a broken girl finally found her stand

Honey taught her recipes, stirrin' up the pot

Teachin' her to swing back when the schoolyard hot

Built her confidence up from a quiet little thought

Showed her she was somethin, everything she was not

Two years of love, two years of light

Two years of bein' held through every cold night

But evil don't sleep and the world ain't right

Grandpa came back wantin' her to sell her life"Go to the bar, girl, make Granddaddy some bread"

Annie said"no" he put his hands upside her head

Bloody, bruised, but her little legs ain't dead

Ran straight to Honey like the angel she said

Not the house she knew, the home where she belonged

Wrapped her up, finally where she belonged

Honey wanted to keep her, wipe the bruises away

But she Black in a time when the system don't sway

Couldn't legally hold her, couldn't make her stay

Walked her back to grandpa, made one thing clear today"You touch this child again, I swear 'fore God you'll pay"

Cold eyes, steady voice, every word she say

Then the law caught grandpa runnin' game at the bar

Him and mama hit the road, gone, dippin' afar

Now the weight on Annie's back, feed grandma, feed the kid

Uncle younger than her but it's just how she lived

Took him to the bar, met a friend, shared a grin

Uncle pulled a blade, stuck the friend in the skin

Rushed him back to Honey, watched her patch up the cut

Annie said"I gotta leave, can't stay in this rut"

Honey didn't argue, didn't lock down the gut

Pulled out every dollar that she ever saved up

Annie's voice cracked, eyes wet, shakin' her head"Honey, one day I'ma walk that road again

Find you like I always do, that's what I said"

Honey smiled soft, hand on Annie's face"Baby, I know you will, I know, take your place"