Emily comes home from
school,
grabs onto her
daddy's hand,
he says "baby girl
what's wrong with you?"
she says "please
don't make me go back there again"
She said "I wish
there was some way
to make them stop
it"
so he drives down
to
that principle's
ofice and
says
"I didn't bring
her up
so they could cut her
down
I didn't bring her
here
so they could shut her
out
I live my whole damn
life
to see that little
girl's smile
so why are tears pouring
down
that sweet
face?
she wasn't brought up
that way"
Emily's home late
again
he sees that boy drive
away
oh, but something
different this time,
she doesn't have too
much to say
she said "he tried
but
there's just some
things I won't do"
and through the
tears
she said "I
couldn't do that to you"
and he said
"I didn't bring
you up
so he could
wear
you down
take that innocent
heart
and turn it inside
out
I live my whole damn
life
to see my little
girl's smile
so don't let nobody
take that away,
you weren't brought
up that way"
The phone rings on a
rainy night
says "it's
Officer Tate"
he said "sir,
there's been an accident,
you better come down here
right away,
a drunken driver missed
an overpass,
and Emily, she's
fading fast"
he says "God,I
didn't bring her up
to watch them lay her
down
nearly killed me the
day
they put her
momma in the
ground
only thing that kept me
alive,
was that little
girl's smile
so please don't take
that away,
I won't be easy
taking her today,
she wasn't brought up
that way"
He stands over the
hospital bed
Emily opens her
eyes
~ brought up that way <3 - taylor swift
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