Sweet Little Sister by Steven Chelik-DeMeyer Lyrics

[EMMA]
I was a trembling child just twelve years old
When mother placed you in my arms
You were only two
You never knew, my sweet little sister

She touched my face and she pulled me close
And Mama whispered in my ear
"Don't let her go
Don't let her know, your sweet little sister"

For years I tried to be to you
All the things she was to me
I tried to give you all the love you needed
But now I fear without a word
I've told you everything
And now I hear a warning
And it must be heeded

Sweet little sister
I'm so afraid to leave you
Sweet little sister
I've got to get away
I was a dark-souled girl of fourteen years
When father married his new wife
You were only four
So I kept score, my sweet little sister
She touched his face and she pulled him close
And then she whispered in his ear

[EMMA, LIZZIE]
He let us go
She runs the show, my sweet little sister

[LIZZIE]
For years I've tried to keep you safe
From the darkness in my heart
But now I see my troubled soul reflected

[EMMA]
I look into your cold blue eyes
And they tell me everything
And now I know that no one's been protected

Sweet little sister
What I don't see

[LIZZIE]
What you don't see
[EMMA]
Sweet little sister
Can never hurt me

[LIZZIE]
No, never hurt you
Sweet sister
What you don't know

[EMMA]
What I don't know
Sweet little sister
I can never show

Sweet little sister
I'm so afraid to leave you
Sweet little sister
But I'm more afraid to stay
Sweet little sister
I'm scared of what may happen
Sweet little sister
I've got to get away
I've got to get away
I've got to get away