Baby Doe Lyrics - Singles - Steve Taylor

Unfolding today, a miracle play 

This Indiana morn 

The father, he sighs, she opens her eyes 

Their baby boy is born 

"We don't understand, he's not like we planned" 

The doctor shakes his head 

"Abnormal", they cry and so they decide 

This child is better dead 

I bear the blame, believers are few 

And what am I to do? 

I share the shame, the cradle's below 

And where is Baby Doe? 

A hearing is sought, the lawyers are bought 

The court won't let him eat 

The papers applaud when judges play God 

This child is getting weak 

They're drawing a bead, reciting their creed 

'Respect A Woman's Choice' 

I've heard that before, how can you ignore 

This baby has a voice 

I bear the blame, believers are few 

And what am I to do? 

I share the shame, the cradle's below 

And where is Baby Doe? 

Where will it end? Oh no, no 

It's over and done, the presses have run 

Some call the parents brave 

Behind your disguise, your rhetoric lies 

You watched a baby starve 

I bear the blame, the cradle's below 

And where is Baby?