Ted Hawkins – The lost ones

Mama is dyin’ and daddy is gone
I’d call the doctor but there’s no telephone
Sister is cryin’ and the medicine is gone
We are the lost ones, livin’ all alone

Icebox is empty and the food is all gone
This wouldn’t happening if my daddy was home
No school tomorrow and no love for my mother
We are the lost ones, livin’ all alone

Couldn’t help my mother and don’t let her die
I am a big boy and I’m not supposed to cry
Go get my daddy and bring him back home
We are the lost ones, livin’ all alone

I am not workin’ because I am not old enough
My sisters are too small and they could not help us
We’ve all tried prayin’ but I don’t know how to pray
We are the lost ones, seekin’ help today

I called the neighbors but I don’t even know their names
They lived there ten years, oh ain’t that a shame
Don’t think they’d help us, even if I’d aksed them too
We are the lost ones, seekin’ help from you

Couldn’t help my mother and don’t let her die
I am a big boy and I’m not supposed to cry
Couldn’t help my mother and bring him back home
We are the lost ones, livin’ all alone
We are the lost ones, livin’ all alone
We are the lost ones…