His heavy hand
His empty bottle
His house his land
Was no place for you
Your mother's tears
Your mother's sweet heart
Your mother's words
Spoke softly to you
But he was rattlesnake
Full of venom
I can feel his teeth
Sunk into you
Oooh
Oooh
But sometimes I see
How he lives in me
Somehow you flew
Somehow you found love
Somehow you knew
Better than he
You raised two daughters
Son of a rattlesnake
Is it hard to be a father
When your heart still aches
Oh he was rattlesnake
Full of venom oh
I can feel his teeth
Sunk into you
He was a rattlesnake
Father of my father
I guess that makes me a viper too
Oooh
Oooh
Sometimes I see
How he lives in me
But sometimes I need
You next to me
Sometimes I need
You next to me
Sometimes I need
You next to me
Sometimes I need you next to me
Sometimes I need you next to me
Sometimes I need you next to me
Sometimes I need you next to me