he was just a child when she left him there alone he was just too wild she was just too young too much to handle he was always asking why she didn t know the answers she d just hang her head and cry he said mama i m afraid that no one will calm me down and i m just scared that no one will know how to put me in my place to put me in my place put me in my place to put me in my place where do i belong father never forgave him for making mother leave you could up and die boy it wouldn t bother me sent him off to school somewhere up north way too many rules to follow didn t have a choice he said i m afraid that no one can calm me down and i m just scared that no one will know how to put me in my place oh to put me in my place to put me in my place to put me in my place where do i belong he s all grown up got a wife of his own but he started a family now he s never home she says how am i suppose to love you re always out on the town how s your daughter gonna know you if you won t come around goes to tuck her in he can never see and she turns to him but it was only me she says i m afraid that no one can calm me down he said baby i can t believe this i think we finally found out how to put me in my place oh to put me in my place oh won t you just put me in my place come on and put me in my place where we belong 