Emily comes home from school
Grabs on to her daddy's h and
He says b aby girl what's wrong with you
She says please don't make me go b ack there again
She said I w ish there was some way to make 'em s top it
So he drives down to that p rinc ipal's office and says
I didn't b ring her up
So they could c ut her down
I didn't b ring her here
So they could s hut her out
I live my w hole damn life
To see that l ittle girl smile
So why are t ears pouring down that sweet f ace?
She wasn't brought up that way
E mily's home late again
He sees that boy drive a way
Oh but s omething's different this time
She doesn't have too m uch to say
She said he t ried but there just some things I won't d o
And through the t ears she said I couldn't do that to y ou
And he said
I didn't bring you up
So he could w ear you down
Take that i nnocent heart
And turn it i nside out
I live my w hole damn life
To see my l ittle girl smile
So don't l et nobody take that aw ay
You weren't brought up that w ay
T he phone rings on a rainy night
Says it's Officer T ate
He said S ir there's been an accident
You better come down h ere right away
A d runken driver missed an over-p ass
And E mily she's fading f ast he says G od
I didn't b ring her up
To watch them l ay her Down
Nearly k illed me the day they put her m ama in the ground
Only thing k ept me alive was that l ittle girl's smile
So p lease don't take that aw ay
It won't be e asy taking her t oday
She wasn't brought up that way
H e stands over the hospital bed
Emily opens her e yes
