She kissed her mama bye

As she set out for the world.

She said, "No matter what,

I'll always be your little girl."

She moved out far away

To a place that no one knew.

Pretty soon, times got rough

And she didn't know what to do.

She started going downhill

Way too hard & fast.

Little girl, you'd better straighten up

Or you're gonna finish last.

It started out real simple

But got worse everyday.

She thought the drugs would stop the pain

But it didn't go away.

She said it was under control.

She told everyone she's fine.

Yet she's selling her body on the street

Just to get high one more time.

It turned into a habit.

A constant, craving need.

She'd do anything you offered

For crack, heroin, or speed.

She must have lost her mind that night.

She must have got too high.

Little girl, it's gone too far.

You made your mama cry.

The cop said, "One more overdose,"

In the alley where she was found.

And everyone was silent

When they put her in the ground.

A tear rolled down her mama's cheek

As she fell down to her knees.

"Why can't my baby still be alive?

Would someone tell me, please?"

Every night she kneels to pray

With her broken heart, in an unfair world

And it still hurts everytime she says,

"God take care of my little girl."