Ingrid D. Johnson - OPIUM BRIDE

They call her the opium bride
'Cause, she's running for her life
A payment for a debt daddy couldn't repay
So they took his child when they took his life
So they took his child when they took his life

Sold away at twelve years 'cause she was the only gold
Her father had to give
Those men without no souls she remembered
How her mother screamed and the way her father died
On the day they came for her and he lost all control

They call her the opium bride
'Cause, she's running for her life
A payment for a debt daddy couldn't repay
So they took his child when they took his life
So they took his child when they took his life

All it took was a single shot
One second for her heart to drop
When she heard that gun go off
On that cold september morning
So quietly, she slipped away
And in her heart she said a prayer
God please, protect my mom
And welcome home my dad

They call her the opium bride
'Cause, she's running for her life
A payment for a debt daddy couldn't repay
So they took his child when they took his life
So they took his child when they took his life

Now, where is the justice?
And where is the mercy?
And where is society
When this happens everyday?
And where is the government?
Where are the law makers?
Where are the leaders?
To whom this may concern?
To whom does this concern?

They call her the opium bride
'Cause, she's running for her life
A payment for a debt daddy couldn't repay
So they took his child when they took his life
So they took his child when they took his life

They call her the opium bride
'Cause, she's running for her life
A payment for a debt daddy couldn't repay
So they took his child when they took his life
So they took his child when they took his life

Written by:
Ingrid Johnson

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