Dalbello
Path Of Least Resistance

get away--i'm warning you

while she undresses behind the door

stop staring at her like a man who's

never seen a whore before

she was sixteen when Mother left her at the station

crying tears of silent indignation



then he looked at her with those eyes

it was enough to make a man cry

she knew it in an instance

he took the Path of Least Resistance



taught the art of surfacing

with 99-proof ink

at an early age she learned it doesn't matter

what she think

lock the door--strip away her virtue

you're a bastard--all she wants to do is hurt you



then you look at her with those eyes

it was enough to make a man cry

she knew it in an instance

took the Path Of Least Resistance



what's a little girl to do?

she receives a visit in the dark

no imminent sign of danger

but the familiar hand has left its mark

lock the door--lock the door!

kind words turn dirty

"promise not to say a word"

daddy please don't hurt me