Martha used to be
Sweet as honey from a honey bee
Mm, then one Monday eve
Martha met someone by the name of Pete
Nothing like she used to hear
In the headlights like a deer
I could be
Mm

First one to promise he'd stay
Now he's gone far away
Once liked her sugar with tea
Now she's bitter as can be

Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be

Born from an addict
Papa was a rollin' stone
Marthas only vision of a happy home
Were the stories she would read
And leave her mind left to roam
To a future where she'd meet a man named Bo
In his pickup truck they would drive and elope

Wind between her fingers
Blowing away
Fears they weren't meant to be
She would lay her head on my shoulder
Eyes closed
I didn't wanna let him go
I knew that man like the back of a dirt road
Falling slowly
Tears would carry her home
Realizing her rights from wrongs
Pickens so slim
But she couldn't bare to be alone

Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
Martha used to be
What are you afraid of
You deserve love
What are you afraid of
You deserve love
What are you afraid of
You deserve love
What are you afraid of
You deserve love