I outgrew my nightmares
The night they took me away
Flashing lights and badges
Intruders with nothing to say

Beer cans and TV dinners
Littered the scene, the crime
Blood spatter and shotgun shells
Burned into my mind

If I seem a little distant
Please try to understand
I once knew a broken woman
Who loved a broken man

My tolerance for pain
And disregard for fear
Is just the quiet in my head
Where I learned to disappear

My long hair and makeup
Hid the bruises well
Sunglasses and a scarf
Just another day in Hell

If I seem a little distant
Please try to understand
I once knew a broken woman
Who loved a broken man

My mother's broken body
The rage always lingers
The surprise on Daddy's face
The night I pulled that trigger

No man will ever touch me
I'm really doing well
I'm in complete control
In my 6x9 cell

If I seem a little distant...