I Got Flowers Today

I got flowers today.
It wasn’t my birthday
Or any other special day.
Last night we had a fight
And he hit me,
But I know he is sorry
Cause I got flowers today.

I got flowers today.
It wasn’t our anniversary
Or any other special day.
Last night he threw me against the wall
And started to choke me,
But I know he’s sorry,
Cause I got flowers today.

I got flowers today.
It wasn’t Mothers day
Or any other special day.
I was so swollen and bruised
I was ashamed to answer the door
But I know he’s sorry,
Cause I got flowers today.

If I leave him, where will I go?
What about money? What about my kids?
It’s getting worse every time
but I’m afraid to leave
But I know he’s sorry
Cause I got flowers today.

I got flowers today.
My family and friends filed by to see me
Asking why I never left him.
If I only had the strength
And courage to, but I didn’t
So I got Flowers today

Allen "Two Trees" Dowdell
© Sept 91