Dire Hesitation

You hold your gun like a newborn son
but your kids get no affection
Baptized and promised a life under God
heading in the right direction
You bring them to school where they get all the rules
and a higher education
But when you're alone in the comfort of home, they will learn a different lesson

A warm embrace and a smiling face
comes with dire hesitation

Like a shrine stands a cabinet filled to the brim
that you got for your protection
But when you aim at your family,
who is going to protect them?
A slap to the face in an old-timey way
to love and correct them
But a warm embrace and a smiling face
comes with dire hesitation

Don't give them too much,
enough is enough
Teach them that love is tough, and

A warm embrace and a smiling face
comes with dire hesitation