Lights out in my father's house
I'm scared of the dark and the quiet
Candles on the kitchen counter
I cling to my dad cause I'm a kid
Oh, I want to go back to it
Covered in mud from the lake
I play until my mother calls me back
Dad says, oh for heaven's sake
Until I think that being good is bad
Oh, I want to go back to it
Yelling about fear and things
I cry before I get my words out
He says he wants me to sing
So I get my guitar and we sit down
Oh, I want to go back to it
I just wanted to be a daughter
You were trying to be a father to me
I heard you want me around
But I can't bear the idea of it
Wanted to be homeward-bound
But you filled up my room with storage bins
Oh, I can't go back to it