Krissy's got a real big crush
He stands real tall and acts real tough
Ain't nothing real about high school love
Till baby came too soon
'Cause she didn't plan on marrying at nineteen
But she don't know what to do
Her mama told her: Listen, dear
You don't got any options here
So sleep in that dirt bed that you have made
So she shut her mouth and turned around
'Cause she don't even know what she could say
Well back home Krissy's man is drunk
And he gets real mean when he's fucked up
But what would she give up to save a child?
That house is getting cold
And only living Krissy knows is just survival
Till one day he came home again
And wrapped his hands around her neck
So late at night she up and left
And took baby along with her
And now she's got to learn to live again
While they're all calling her a quitter
This life is just a drunken dream
And liquor flows like kerosene
It lights you up and slowly burns you out
Some people live for someone else
And don't know how to cry for help
And they're waking up all but broken down
But they would never say that shit out loud
One day her own angel came
And took 'em both under his wings
Taught 'em both what love is supposed to be
It was rolling fields of gold and yellow roses
For as far as she could see
And they both made a brand new boy
Who grew up fast and found his voice
And when he left his mama, she stayed silent
But her head was getting loud
And she never thought the house would be this quiet
Well this life is just a drunken dream
And liquor flows like kerosene
It lights you up and slowly burns you out
Some people live for someone else
And don't know how to cry for help
And they're waking up all but broken down
But they would never say that shit out loud
Well Krissy got a call again
And learned her high school crush was dead
He'd gone and wrapped his car around a tree
And as much as she'd like to forget
It hurt real bad, that boy was family
Now Krissy's kids are all grown up
They stand real tall and act real tough
While she's at home still dreaming of
What she's gonna be when she grows up
It's her she's got to learn to love
A mother's all she ever was
It's her she's got to learn to love
A mother's all she ever was
