His eyes are bloodshot He’s loaded and locked Coming through revelation down in Antioch Can't call the law cause the sheriff is his kin There’ll be hell to pay when he comes storming in, leave it alone Mama don't cry when daddy’s gone Used to be real good I could hear the screams and yells And that ain't something you could fix with JD Wells I hate so much even though I bear his name I can’t take him right now but one day that’s gonna change When I get grown Cause mama don’t cry when daddy’s gone Hide the bruises and hide the scars Hide your tears that who you are Smile for the camera and pretend it’s a happy home I got a little trouble on the day I turned 16 Got busted stealing cars at the Dairy Queen They say I’m a product of home raising Now I’m looking for Uncle Sam How will I be all I can be when I don’t know who I am, And I’m alone Cause mama don't cry when daddy’s gone I’m getting stronger I’m getting mean I’m learning about killing I’m learning about me I’m learning to survive out here in the sand I’m thinking about mama I’m thinking about recompense I carry on Cause mama don't cry when daddy’s gone Let the rain wash the blood away Is the blood of the lamb really enough to save someone like me with everything that I’ve done wrong? They got me in cofield I’m locked up tight Guess I had a little blood lust from the Fallujian nights I’m trapped in the wreckage standing in the flames Wrapped up in something that was never gonna change But then I came home Now mama don't cry that daddy’s gone Then I came home Now mama don't cry that daddy’s gone Now daddy’s gone