1 00:00:01,139 --> 00:00:15,759 comes home from school grabs on to her daddy's hand he says baby girl what's wrong with you 2 00:00:15,759 --> 00:00:20,940 she says please don't make me go back there again 3 00:00:20,940 --> 00:00:29,280 she said i wish there was some way to make him stop it 4 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:36,340 So he drives down to that principal's office and says 5 00:00:36,340 --> 00:00:42,979 I didn't bring her up so they could cut her down 6 00:00:42,979 --> 00:00:49,119 I didn't bring her here so they could shut her out 7 00:00:49,119 --> 00:00:55,079 I lived my whole damn life to see that little girl smile 8 00:00:55,079 --> 00:01:00,200 So why are your tears pouring down that sweet face 9 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,600 She wasn't brought up that way 10 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:11,439 Emily's home late again 11 00:01:11,439 --> 00:01:16,439 He sees that boy drive away 12 00:01:16,439 --> 00:01:24,140 Oh, but something's different this time 13 00:01:24,140 --> 00:01:29,719 She doesn't have too much to say 14 00:01:32,379 --> 00:01:37,980 She said he tried, but there's just some things I won't do. 15 00:01:39,079 --> 00:01:43,579 And through the tears, she said, I couldn't do that to you. 16 00:01:43,900 --> 00:01:51,420 And he said, I didn't bring you up so he could wear you down. 17 00:01:51,579 --> 00:01:57,680 Take that innocent heart and turn it inside out. 18 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:03,799 I lived my whole damn life to see my little girl smile 19 00:02:03,799 --> 00:02:08,319 So don't let nobody take that away 20 00:02:08,319 --> 00:02:12,639 You weren't brought up that way 21 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:41,939 The phone rings on a rainy night 22 00:02:41,939 --> 00:02:45,780 Says it's Officer Tate