I'll never forget that day i ran for the shed There i hid, but i just had to see If sweet Sarah had made it, if she'd ran for the field Or disappeared into the trees I was only 11, but i'd heard and seen things That a boy of that age can't explain Eyes glued to the crack in the doorway I watched that devil beat my poor dog with a chain Well i couldn't stand to lose her, I'd rather have died When i think of that day, sometimes i still cry If i'd been older or bigger, or good with a gun I'd have promised you, Sarah, he'd never hurt anyone Living always knowing that at night i would dread The cries in the darkness, through the vent by my bed My little sister is sleeping, and i hope she don't wake Hearing mama crying is more than a little girl can take We walked through the ditches, through the creek, in the rain Slashed tires assured an uneasy escape He revved up his engine as he yelled out our names But i'd be damned if i was gonna let that bastard hurt my family again Well i couldn't stand to lose her, i'd rather have died When i think of that day, sometimes i still cry If i'd been older or bigger, or good with a gun I'd have promised you, mama, he'd never hurt anyone Well i couldn't stand to lose her, i'd rather have died When i think of those days, sometimes i still cry If i'd been older or bigger, or good with a gun I'd have promised you, mama, he'd never hurt anyonemore