Louisville Slugger - Have Nots

Tomorrow she’ll put make-up on the bruises

Tomorrow she’ll be making up excuses

But I’ve known you since we were three

What makes you think you can lie to me

And I’m trying to respect your privacy

Despite the fact that it’s killing me…

You say you love him but I don’t know why

He beats you up, he don’t provide

So you’re stuck working doubles down at the local dive

Dodging dirty hands for a petty wage but you bottle up the rage cos you gotta

survive…

I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride

Make the call and I’ll be there by your side

Hey girl you don’t have to take that shit from anybody…

That sticky summer night in his backseat

He made you bleed, planted his seed

Now you’ve got not one but two more mouths to feed

I know you wanted your kid to have a dad but name is not the same as deed…

I know you know there’s more to life than this

Taking the blame, the pain, whenever he gets pissed

Nothing stronger than a mother’s love for her only kid

Except for maybe her battered bones, bruised by blows from his father’s fists…

I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride

Make the call and I’ll be there by your side

Hey girl you don’t have to take that shit from anybody

Got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride

Say the word and I’ll make him fucking cry

You are my friend I will defend until the end…

What happened to the girl that I once knew

I remember way back when, when nobody could tell you what to do

Now you just sit there and let 'em turn the screws

Hey girl I’ve said my piece, the rest is up to you…

I got a Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride

Hey girl you gotta decide if this is how you wanna live your life

Trapped like a rat in a bad situation

Frozen by feelings of fear and frustration

Louisville Slugger in the back of my ride

It’s yours for the taking, your rage more than justified

Seeing red, black and blue, and you know that it’s true

Yeah you know he won’t stop til you’re through