Dead Of The Night Lyrics - Life Happened - Tammy Cochran

A little girl who just turned nine 

Awakes to another fight 

She covers her head 

And closes her eyes 

How could the neighbors not have heard 

Done a thing or said a word 

What was painfully clear 

Too often occurred 

The rumors started 

When it all came to an end 

They blamed it on the bottle 

And said he was a drinkin' man 

Sometimes in the distance 

You can still hear her cry 

Breaking the silence 

In the dead of the night 

She walks softly down the hall 

Sees his shadows on the wall 

Turns the corner 

Sees her mama fall 

Daddy went too far this time 

He's just about to cross that line 

He never saw it comin' 

He thought he had that forty-five 

The rumors started 

When it all came to an end 

They blamed it on the bottle 

Said he was a drinkin' man 

Sometimes in the distance 

You can still hear her cry 

Breaking the silence 

In the dead of the night 

She didn't chose this life 

She's a victim of circumstance 

But she made a choice that night 

And took the law in her little hands 

The rumors started 

When it all came to an end 

They blamed it on the bottle 

And said he was a drinkin' man 

Sometimes in the distance 

You can still hear her cry 

Breaking the silence 

In the dead of the night 

Breaking the silence 

In the dead of the night