She hears his heavy breathing in the dark His footsteps commin' closer down the hall She's so ashamed she's daddy's secret love She wants to die, she wants to cry But he can't get enough The bruses on his face will go away Mom keeps him home from school 'til they fade She's sorry he was born, and tells him so He takes it in, he hangs his chin He ducks another blow Did God overlook it What ought have been written The Eleventh Commandment Honor thy children He cries for hours, cries and never stops He shakes so hard his little craddle rocks He'll never have the chance to be brand new He'll never walk, he'll never talk He's addicted, too Did God overlook it What ought have been written The Eleventh Commandment Honor thy children Thou shall not kill Thou shall not steal Thou shall not take the Lords name in vain Thou shall not cause thy children pain God Does not overlook it What ought have been written The Eleventh Commandment Honor thy children Honor thy children