Song Description
Domestic Violence
| Song Length |
4:15 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Fear, Mother |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
You're Not Better Than Me
Ac 2005 written by Ellen Bukstel
She woke up her little boy in the middle of the night
Battered and afraid they wouldn't survive another fight
Her husband said I'm sorry as his hand held the knife
She swore it's the last time he threaten her life
She said You're not better than me
Why did it take me so long to see
Favorite photograph torn and scattered on the floor
Smiling faces trying to hide their private war
She packed a bag to leave and find a safer place to go
On the kitchen table she left him a note
It said You're not better than me
Why did it take me so long to see
She learned how to cry without making a sound
Pretending to be happy when her little boy's around
But he can see the pain his daddy left behind
The kind that won't fade from her body and her mind
Hands are not for hurting she will teach her son
She says - When you grow into a man don't hurt the ones you love
She tried to take her little boy far away from home
Violence is all they had known
Her son he said I'm sorry as his hand held the gun
He swore it's the last time his momma will have to run
He said You're not better than me
Why did it take me so long to see
I'm not a victim I have dignity
You're not better than me
You're not better than me
You're not better than me