Song For R. Lyrics - Be Good Tanyas

You see people coming from all sides 

With their broken hearts and hollow eyes 

And you try to love but it's easier to hate 

When the seed that was planted was watered too late 

Ooh, oh, child 

Ooh, oh, child 

Your roots stretch down to grow up wild 

Roots stretch down to grow up wild 

It was late last night when the doorbell rang 

My brother in some trouble 

He stood shaking on the doorstep in the rain 

With a freight train pounding in his veins 

And I took him in and cleaned him up 

Gave him some water and I put him to bed 

Then I cried for the sadness of his life 

And his lonely struggle with addiction 

Friends say, oh, what a shame 

Mum says no one but himself to blame 

But I don't want to play that game 

'Cause I know the truth is not so plain 

Call it a hard life or a lack of love 

Call it passed down from his father 

Call it lack of faith in God above 

There are no easy answers 

He is just a child, he is just a child 

Arms stretched out for love 

Arms stretched out for love 

Arms stretched out for love