Mark Englander - Bessie Lyrics

Bessie's a strange little girl
Her legless dolls cry at night
She had a rabbit but it ran away
She has a scar on her toe from its bite

Her baby brother won't play with her
He has a bruise on each knee
He has rashes and cuts on his elbows
From hiding up in a tree

Don't struggle, Bessie, be nice
Daddy just wants you to smile
Mommy looks nice in her jammies
You'll put yours on - in a while

Bessie's BFF has two mommies
They live in a shack by the creek
Most nights there's screaming and laughter
Havoc's what they most like to wreak

Bessie's been thinking of quitting school
She's sick of being laughed at and teased
Mean boys grab their crotches and drool
Bessie cries when her titties get squeezed

Don't wriggle, sweet Bessie, lie still
Daddy just wants you to purr
Mommy will fluff up the pillows
Lull you to sleep with liqueur

Bessie's been looking for answers
Found a key in daddy's pants when he slept
Now she knows where he keeps his Mossberg
Fair is fair, what's done is done - Jesus wept

Run, Bessie, run - don't look back
Laws that don't help only hurt
As you look for real love you'll live in fear
Of the Man with a badge on his shirt