CHILDBEARING 

Written by David Poe. © 2000 Charming Martyr Music (BMI). All rights reserved. From The Late Album

ON A RAINY STREET 

I CAUGHT THIS SCENE 

PRETTY LITTLE GIRL 

SPLASHING PUDDLES WITH HER FEET 

SHE WAS SINGING A SONG 

SO HEADSTRONG 

LOOKED LIKE HER MOM 

WHO STOOD NEARBY 

THEN SHE STARTED TO CRY 

FOR NO REASON AT ALL 

OR MAYBE FOR SOMETHING SHE'D ALREADY LOST 

AND SUDDENLY I KNEW 

THE REASON WHY 

GIRLS WILL CRY 

LIKE YOU DO. 

  

JUST THEN A LITTLE BOY 

DRESSED UP IN CORDUROY 

HE STOPPED TO STARE 

AT THAT LITTLE GIRL THERE 

THEY WERE AROUND THE SAME AGE 

MOTHERS WORE THE SAME SHOES 

GIRL'S TEARS TURNED TO RAGE 

NOW THE BOY WAS CRYING TOO 

LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER 

'CAUSE I BEEN THERE BEFORE 

NOW I'M FEELING OLDER 

AND I DON'T LOOK ANYMORE 

  

THAT LITTLE GIRL IS GONNA BREAK THAT LITTLE BOY'S HEART 

SOMEDAY 

THAT LITTLE GIRL IS GONNA BREAK THAT LITTLE BOY 

SOMEDAY 

SOMEDAY 

SOMEDAY 

  

MAN AND WIFE 

OLD FRIENDS OF MINE 

ASKED ME FOR A LIGHT 

OUTSIDE THE SHOW LAST NIGHT 

SHE SAID "LET'S GET HIGH, 

LIKE OLD TIMES" 

SHE TWISTED A J BUT THEN 

HE WALKED AWAY 

SHE SAID I LOVE HIM STILL 

LIKE SHE NEEDED TO EXPLAIN 

AND WHEN HE REAPPEARED HE SAID 

"WE CAN'T STAY 

'CAUSE THE BABYSITTER'S HOME 

AND NOW IT'S GETTING LATE 

I GET TESTED AT MY JOB 

AND I DON'T APPROVE ANYWAY." 

  

THAT LITTLE GIRL IS GONNA BREAK THAT LITTLE BOY'S HEART 

SOMEDAY 

THAT LITTLE GIRL IS GONNA BREAK THAT LITTLE BOY 

SOMEDAY 

SOMEDAY 

SOMEDAY 

  

IF YOU AND ME 

DECIDE TO BE 

A CHILDBEARING FAMILY 

WOULD YOU MARRY ME, 

HAVE A HOME, 

PLANT THE TREE, 

PAINT THE NURSERY? 

IN A COUPLE OF YEARS 

OR MAYBE TEN 

HONEY YOU KNOW I CAN'T 

FORESEE WHEN 

WE MIGHT SETTLE DOWN, 

SOME SMALL TOWN 

LEAVE BEHIND 

THIS LIFE 

  

PEOPLE SMILE AT A WEEPING CHILD 

'CAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR SADNESS 

IS GOING TO PASS 

AND THE YEARS WILL BRING 

SOME REAL THING 

TO CRY ABOUT 

  

THAT LITTLE GIRL IS GONNA BREAK THAT LITTLE BOY'S HEART 

SOMEDAY 

THAT LITTLE GIRL IS GONNA BREAK THAT LITTLE BOY'S HEART 

SOMEDAY 

THAT LITTLE BOY IS GONNA BREAK THAT LITTLE GIRL 

SOMEDAY 

SOMEDAY 

SOMEDAY

SOME NIGHT

SOME DAY