I see my mother sit in silencenCount the minutes to closing timenOne more drink and he'll bring home angernLike clockwork I would hidenHeavy stepsnDrunken threatsnLocked away I can feel younnIn my roomnI can hear her fight his kissnIn my roomnI hear him bring down his fistnAnd still at nightnI hear my mother crynnTonight the wait is overnAnd he won't be pacifiednHe'll raise his bottle just like a hammernAnd she will be crucifiednBroken crossnSomething lostnLocked away I can feel younnIn my roomnI can hear her fight his kissnIn my roomnI hear him bring down his fistnAnd still at nightnI hear my mother crynnWhat did she do to suffer younHer tears bleed through the walls in herenAnd I'll stand in your waynFathernYou won't hit her ever againnnBroken crossnSomething lostnLocked away I can feel younnIn my room nI can hear her fight his kissnIn my roomnI hear him bring down his fistnAnd still at nightnI hear my mother crynShe lays herself downnNo more strength to resistnI close my eyesnBut the darkness won't forgivenAnd still at nightnI hear my mother cry