On the days that stepdad lets the children play Mother cries as they suck all her blood away Stepdad gives permission as long as they pray And mother forgives again Yes, mother is prone to forgiveness Though she's known to throw tantrums at times She'll huff, puff and blow your house in She'll smash you when you're out of line And he who the children pray to is not their heavenly father in truth He sells them their daddy's old books Twisted, perverted, rewritten to suit On the days that stepdad lets the children play Mother cries as they drink all her life away Stepdad gives permission as long as they pray And mother forgives again The deeds of the naughtier kids have always been justified With allusions to stepfather's word So let it be written Though it's all lies Mother looks after her own In spite of the evil you do And father might one day come home Then he and your mother will punish you Mother, please Though some of your children are vampires Mother, please Know some of your children still love you Father, please Know some of my sisters and brothers have hope for you Father, please Know some of your daughters and sons still have hope On the days that stepdad lets the children play Mother cries as they tear all her flowers away Stepdad gives permission as long as they pray And mother forgives again On the days that stepdad lets the children play Mother cries as they take all her jewels away Stepdad gives permission as long as they pray And mother forgives again Mother, please Though some of your children are vampires Mother, please Know some of your children still love you Father, please Know some of my sisters and brothers have hope for you Father, please Know some of your daughters and sons still have hope