Leave the Children Out of It

Leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary
You leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary
For God's sake, leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary

We had a marriage that was sick
But what you pull now is a cruel and shameful trick
You drag the children down your path
And make them wallow in the gutters of your wrath

The words fly from their mouths
Like daggers through the air
But everyone who hears them knows it's you who put them there

"Daddy is a druggie, Daddy is a bum
Daddy smokes dope and he's nothin' but scum
Daddy is a liar and a lunatic too
Fuck you, Daddy, we don't wanna see you"

Leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary
Just leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary
For God's sake, leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary

That you protect is your excuse
Too lame to sanctify the poisons you induce
And soon, the blindness of their youth
Will swiftly vanish as they learn the shocking truth

And then you'll pay the price
Of teaching them to hate
For you will be the victim of the monsters you create

"Daddy is a druggie, Daddy is a bum
Daddy smokes dope and he's nothin' but scum
Daddy is a snake and a maniac too
Go to hell, Daddy, we don't wanna see you"

Leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary
For God's sake, leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary

You've let your shattered pride contaminate their heads
And with your bitterness, you've ripped their lives to shreds

"Daddy is a druggie, Daddy is a bum
Daddy smokes dope and he's nothin' but scum
Daddy is a liar and a lunatic too
Fuck you, Daddy, we don't wanna see you"

Leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary
You leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary
Just leave the children out of it
Leave them alone, Rosemary
For God's sake