Little sister a few months old   Died in the crib, it smelled so bad   Survived on the neighbor's milk you stole   Never knew mom and you never saw dad   Lost in foster home confusion   In your eyes, love's just an illusion   Defensive all your life   Wish I could make it all a lie   And say it's just okay   And make it go away      [chorus]   You, you can lay down, mama   Let me be your cover   Let me be your mother   You, you can break down   Cause I know that you can take it   Wish I could explain it   It's just this crazy life   It's just this crazy life      Just 18, had your first child   You were beaten, abused, and torn   Five years on when the paper's filed   Still you never knew when you were born   So ,mama, tell me a bedtime story   Say a little prayer so not to worry   Make a wish up in the air   Just say a word and I'll be there   To make it all okay   To make it go away      [chorus 2x]      So sleep tight