Am Em
once upon a time there was a girl
Am E
in her early years she had to learn
F Em
how to grow up living in a war that she called home
F E
never knew just where to turn for shelter from the storm
Am Em
hurt me to see the pain across my mother’s face
F E
every time my father’s fist would put her in her place
F Em
hearing all the yelling , i would cry up in my room
Am E
hoping it would be over soon
F C
bruises fade father , but the pain remains the same
F C
and i still remember how you kept me so afraid
F C
strength is my mother for all the love she gave
F Am
and every morning that i wake i look back at yesterday

and i’m okay
Am Em
i often wonder why i’ve carried all this guilt
Am E
when it’s you that helped me put up all these walls i’ve built
F Em
shadows stir at night through a crack in the door
F E
the echo of a broken child screaming “please , no more”
F Em
Daddy don’t you understand the damage you have done?
F E
for you it’s just a memory , but for me it still lives on
F C
bruises fade father , but the pain remains the same
F C
and i still remember how you kept me so afraid
F C
strength is my mother for all the love she gave
F Am
and every morning that i wake i look back at yesterday

and i’m okay
F Em
it’s not so easy to forget
F E
all the marks you left along her neck
F Em
when i was thrown against cold stairs
F E
and everyday afraid to come home ,
F Em
in fear of what i might see there
F C
bruises fade father , but the pain remains the same
F C
and i still remember how you kept me so afraid
F C
strength is my mother for all the love she gave
F Am
and every morning that i wake i look back at yesterday

and i’m okay

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