When I was a little fella

My father was on the dole

My mother in constant sorrow

Just trying to save her soul

My daddy,  he took to drinking

He made my momma weep

Our lifeboat was slowly sinking

It turned him into a creep

So sometimes in the evening

He used to bang the door

And once he finally got inside

He fell flat on the floor

He staggered his way right to me

And called my mommy a whore

He always liked to beat me up

I hated him more and more

Chorus:

All my life, I’ve been on the run

The care and love, all of it gone

And as I was growing older

Times became much worse

My life turned into a chaos

It turned out to be a curse

One day they came to pick me up

And nobody ever told

I’d never heard of foster care

It just felt as being sold

Chorus:

All my life, I’ve been on the run

The care and love, all of it  gone

My sister and I were victims

Brutally torn apart

I never forgave my parents

My hate came straight  from the heart

My carers they did not love me

I emotionally broke down

And I ended up in prison

I was the biggest crook in town

Chorus:

All my life, deprived of love and care

A burden that nobody could ever bear.