When Darkness Falls

Rays of sunshine, birds harmonizing in the trees

Cold lemonade, wind blowing a cool breeze

Swimming pools, dogs on the porch scratching fleas

Ice cream trucks, mama cooking collard greens

But when darkness falls, shots ring out

Disrespect leads to the need to be bailed out

Bodies being hauled off by EMTs

Little girl cries, "Officer don't take my Daddy, please"

A little boy is hiding in his parent's closet

He begs and pleads for his daddy to stop it

Drunkold man, this has got to end

One shot ensures he never hits his mother again

Click, click, click, YOU HAVE MAIL

A 15 year old girl with plans to attend Yale

Sneaks off to meet her buddy from online

Not knowing that he is a 45 year old pedophile

Last call for alcohol, slow night at the club

Time to find a way to make a few extra dubs

Guys wanna know if you can make ‘em skeet

What the hell, gotta find a way to make those ends meet

Twisted morality distorts the line between wrong and right

What's done in the dark seldom comes to light

Evil deeds operating under the cover of night

Dawn approaches and with it hope that things will be alright