Had

They were easy, hard times
But I never really cared
During summer at our house
You could hear the music blare

We had some good days sometimes
But others weren't so grand
My loved ones started fading
From the bare palm of my hand

Life started to seem harder
And it seemed everyone knew
It came to me time after time
Beliefs were becoming true

We had fighting to look forward to
Which became regular over time
With their habits put together
They'd spent way too many dimes

After nineteen years of this
She couldn't take it anymore
She left without a warning
Never came back through that door

Anger overcame him first
Then tears rolled down his face
He wouldn't eat, all that he did was drink
This routine went on for days

I saw the note he wrote her
And it brought sorrow to my heart
It wasn't fair to us
That we should have to see them part

Slowly he began to go
He hardly ever came around
Sometimes I sat in silence
Waiting for a snoring sound

Eventually he left for good
Moved about an hour away
We were stuck with visitation
And hope for somewhere else to stay

Then four warm-hearted took us in
And we stayed for a good six months
But we needed somewhere else to live
So we went on a homing hunt

Now we have a trailer
And that's good enough for me
I doubted it, but life gets good
No matter how hard times may be.