The Mispent

Lyrics

Sam goes to school in his sister’s shirtIt’s tattered and torn and covered in dirtCause it’s a big..... girl’s blouse Today he turns twelve but it hurtsAnd it lingers from his toes to his fingersCause there’s no light..... in his house He says “it’s dark and it’s cold and I can’t seeIt’s dark and it’s cold and I can’t seeBut for my handles.....Batteries and candles” Ellie comes home with some cream for her eczemaShe’s itching and scratching away at the stigmaOf her mother’s .......fear of heights She knows that it means that she has no moneyFailing to notice difference in detailIs daylight..... in the night Cause “It’s dark and it’s cold and I can’t seeIt’s dark and it’s cold and I can’t seeBut for my handles...Batteries and candles” See we can sit, we can watch, we can judgeSafe in the “no this won’t happen to us”Cause we can have..... what we want But really we can’t, we can’t carry onRunning on empty in greed and go wrongLiving like...... debutantes Till it’s dark and it’s cold and we can’t seeIt’s dark and it’s cold and we can’t seeIt’s dark and it’s cold and we can’t see(BV) Batteries and candlesIt’s dark and it’s cold and we can’t see(BV) Batteries and candlesIt’s dark and it’s cold and we can’t see(BV) Batteries and candlesIt’s dark and it’s cold and we can’t seeBut for our handles...Batteries and candlesWords and Music by Warrick Hayes