She grew up hidin´ bruises Thinkin´ that was love Bourbon on his breath Poison in his blood A wolf in daddy´s clothing
He´d sneak into her room While that small town was sleepin´ God she wished she was too
She got a little older But so did little sister One night the ugly truth Came out in a whisper
And that whisper was a trigger Only had to pull it once They wrapped him in that bedroom rug And threw him in the trunk
That angry sky was thunderin´ As they drove him to the Cumberland Tied some river stone to him And let the body drop
There ain´t enough rocks To drown that pain Ain´t enough water To sink that shame Might´ve broke her heart Couldn´t break her soul But dead ain´t dead enough Sometimes you know Ain´t enough rocks Sheriff knockin´ on the front door Third day not clockin´ in Girls said he went on a bender They hadn´t seen him since Cops blamed it on his liver So they never drug the river Those girls don´t even shiver When they´re fishin´ off that dock
There ain´t enough rocks To drown that pain Ain´t enough water To sink that shame Might´ve broke her heart Couldn´t break her soul But dead ain´t dead enough Sometimes you know Ain´t enough rocks
Some crimes don´t deserve a jury Or a penitentiary Or the possibility of parole In a quarter century Sometimes the only cure For a certain kind of problem Is the right amount of limestone