Story Behind The Song

This story is from real life experience, repeated cycles of Falling Down, into addiction and all the ugliness that came with it. The pain of watching your child "Falling Down" is poignant and real. But there is hope in recovery.

Song Description

This song expresses the pain a mother feels when her son or daughter is in active addiction, her message that the son or daughter has to find his/her own path to recovery, to find a way to end "Falling Down"

Lyrics

It was rough from the beginning
You were a baby who cried,
Was it you or was it us?
I could never decide.
I wanted to save you
And God Knows I tried
But you dug the hole deeper
Each time that you lied
And you went down, down, down, down,
Falling down.

It was "Watch me, Mommy,
Come and see what I can do!"
You needed me to cheer and approve as you grew
But as time went on
Deep in my heart I knew
I couldn't keep watching
And cheering as you
Kept falling down, down, down, down,
Falling down.

I don't know where you're going
But I've seen where you've been,
Your life has gotten ugly,
It's a tangle of sin
Each time there's an ending
It's a chance to begin.
To keep repeating patterns,
There's no way to win
You're falling down, down, down, down,
Falling down.

I'm moving out of range
You can no more depend
On me, to believe you,
To manipulate or bend,
You've burnt and betrayed
Those who called you a friend
So rely on yourself now
And find a way to end
Falling down, down, down, down,
Falling down.