[Intro] [Fast Acoustic Downstrokes] [Upright Bass] [Dry Kick and Snare] [Key: E Minor, BPM: 164] [Verse 1] I was seven years old Standing barefoot in the trailer Looking through the window At my dad and his friend Lenard There were words being thrown around I didn't understand But I knew the way Lenard looked And I knew he wasn't there to talk Dad was saying something Lenard was getting louder I remember thinking Something bad was about to happen [Verse 2] Then Lenard swung the handle Of a pistol at his head I didn't understand the reason I just watched my father hit the ground And then there was blood More blood than I'd ever seen Running down the side of his face And all over his clothes I thought he'd been shot I remember thinking My dad had just been shot [Chorus] I didn't know about adultery I didn't know what that word meant I didn't know why Lenard Was ready to kill somebody I knew my dad was bleeding I knew something had gone wrong And I knew I was seven And there wasn't shit I could do [Verse 3] Ambulance got him to the hospital I stayed home with the questions Was he gonna die? Was he gonna come back? Why was there so much blood? They stitched up his head Told us he'd had a concussion Then they sent him home With a scar above his face That stayed there for the rest of his life [Verse 4] Years later I learned What all those words had meant My dad had slept with Lenard's wife And now the whole night Made a little more sense Not enough to make it okay Just enough to explain Why a grown man showed up furious With a gun in his hand [Chorus] I didn't know about adultery I didn't know what that word meant I didn't know why Lenard Was ready to kill somebody I knew my dad was bleeding I knew something had gone wrong And I knew I was seven And there wasn't shit I could do [Bridge] [Half-Time] [Acoustic and Upright Bass] [Accordion Enters Low and Ugly] There's probably a lesson Somewhere in all of this Something about consequences Or anger Or loaded guns Or being a terrible partner But the one I remember is simpler Don't fuck your friend's wife [Verse 5] Because maybe you think It's worth whatever happens next You might think nobody finds out You might think you're too clever But sometimes they find out And sometimes they bring a pistol And sometimes your seven-year-old son Is watching through the window Trying to figure out Why his father is covered in blood [Final Chorus] I didn't know about adultery I didn't know what that word meant I just knew Lenard was furious And Dad was hurt real bad I thought he'd been shot I thought my dad might die Turns out he just got a concussion And a scar That never went away [Outro] [Fast Acoustic Continues] [Accordion and Fiddle Accents] So that's my childhood story Not every family keeps photographs Some of us kept the scar And apparently Don't fuck your friend's wife [End]
