“I Wanna Know”
(c)&(p) 2009 Amy Courts (amalia musica, SESAC)
Dusty lived right down the street
With her brother and a dad who beat him blue
And I know he hurt her too
But I couldn’t see the haunting in her eyes
I was too young to recognize
And much too young to do anything
And so I sing
I wanna know where she lays her head tonight
Does she sleep in peace beside
Someone who knows to love her right
I wanna know can the damage be undone
Given freedom would she run
Can the past be overcome
I wanna know
Mercy won’t tell you anything she knows
She keeps her secrets close beneath her skin
I know it’s crawling from within
She’s just a child, but carries sordid memories
Of things that I cannot conceive
Or in my darkest nightmares dream
And so I sing, I sing.
I wanna know where she lays her head tonight
Does she sleep in peace beside
Someone who knows to love her right
I wanna know can the damage be undone
Given freedom would she run
Can the past be overcome
I wanna know
And now it burns beneath my skin
And I don’t want to let it in
I wish I’d been a better friend
I wish I could go back again
Cause I would fight
I would carry her away
Or I would find the means to stay
Help bear the burden and the shame
It wouldn’t end this way
I wouldn’t let it end this way
For some the sun shines,
We’re the lucky ones
For them the rain fall
Seems like an endless flood
I wanna know where she lays her head tonight
Does she sleep in peace beside
Someone who knows to love her right
I wanna know can the damage be undone
Given freedom would she run
Can the past be overcome
I wanna know
She is Beloved 