I Raised a Little Cain

[couchgrouch]

I Raised a Little CainAs a boy I was quite a handfulbut when Daddy left Mama tried her bestI turned violent and became a vandalfirecrackers in class, and fights at recessand lotsa kids at school, thought I was kinda coolcos I raised a little Cainand caused a lotta painI thought I was being a manbut all that remainsis mem'ries of shamecos I sunk as low as someone can gowhen I raised a little CainI married young, my wife had a babyand I saw my own eyes in that cribbut my poor wife cried cos I stayed crazyI was never there for her or our kidI'd slam shots in bars, till I saw shooting starsyeah, I raised a little Cainand caused a lotta painI thought I was being a manbut all that remainsis mem'ries of shamecos I sunk as low as someone can gowhen I raised a little CainI never saw my son grow uphe turned out angry and cruelone day the cops showed upwhen he brought a knife to schoolI shoulda taken him fishin'taken him to football gamesI could've raised a good Christianinstead I raised a little Cainyeah, I raised a little Cainand caused a lotta painI thought I was being a manbut all that remainsis mem'ries of shamecos I sunk as low as someone can gowhen I raised a little Cain(c)2004 Robert George