Ashamed

Nashville preacher takes the pulpit with a fire in his eyes
Talks redemption, thanking Jesus for sheep and holy life
But back in college, cracking cold ones, hanging with the guys
Y’all should have seen this chick I fucked the other night

There’s religions, politicians, a million ways to hide
We nurture cruel men’s painted egos piss on women’s pride
Boys will just be boys, I guess there’s no chance to set things right
It’s been going down this way for all recorded time

She says: Baby, it happened to me, too
What the hell was I supposed to do?
When he climbed in through my window
I called out, no one came
The odds were stacked against me, 1 in 5 women get raped
I wonder what percentage are then made to feel ashamed

Radiant woman, sees forgiveness despite all that’s been done
Won’t be silenced, shares her story, begins to overcome
More enlightened, more aware of how pain gives birth to love
Dreams that someday we’ll be married, a daughter and a son

To be honest, that thought kills me, are we drifting further from
A world that’s safe and suitable for a child to grow up?
Our boy becomes a man someday, gets shipped off with a gun
Teach Rosanna, pure and lovely, early how to run
Tell Rosanna, falls of tears, what happened to her mom

She'll say: Baby, it happened to me, too
What the hell was I supposed to do?
When he climbed in through my window
I called out, no one came
The odds were stacked against me, 1 in 5 women get raped
I wonder what percentage are then made to feel ashamed