11 Songs About Bad Parents

Not everybody has the capability to be a good parent. Some make choices and act in ways that end up doing more harm to their children, both mentally and physically. This is mainly because they prioritize their own interests rather than the good of the child. Below is a list of songs that revolve around the issue of poor parenting:

1. John Michael Montgomery – The Little Girl

The song was released back in 2000 under the album Brand New Me. Lyrically, John talks about parents who were drunks and never took care of their daughter. In addition to that, the girl’s father was violent to his wife and ended up killing her then took his own life after. The little girl eventually got a foster family who loved her.

 

2. Demi Lovato – For The Love Of A Daughter

The track is about Demi’s relationship with her biological father Patrick whom she rarely saw after her parent’s divorce when she was just two years old. He died of cancer back in 2013. Here she begs him to stop drinking so as to have a loving relationship with her.

 

3. Carrie Underwood – Little Toy Guns

The country star stated that the tune talks about the way not to raise a child. She added that she has seen firsthand different people in her life and seen how a tumultuous relationship can affect a child.

 

4. Eminem – My Mom

In this track, Eminem raps about his mother. He elaborates how his drug habit stemmed from his mother bullying him and tricking him into taking pills as a child.

 

5. Martina McBride – Concrete Angel

This is a song about a little girl who is abused at home but lets no one know what is happening to her until it’s too late to save her.

 

6. Eminem – Cleaning Out My Closet

Eminem raps about his father abandoning him as a child and his damaged relationship with his mother Debbie.

 

7. Kelly Clarkson – Because Of You

Kelly wrote the song when she was 16 years old as a reflection of the impact of her parents’ divorce when she was 6 years at the time it happened.

 

8. Demi Lovato – Father

The track is off the album Confident. It’s an homage to her late father whom she rarely contacted after her parents’ divorce.

 

9. Demi Lovato – Shouldn’t Come Back

The song is about the pain that came with the difficult relationship with her father. Here she seems to have given up on their relationship.

 

10. Kelly Clarkson – Piece by piece

Kelly Clarkson highlights the pain and damage felt when her father left her in pieces. Her husband Brandon Blackstock helped put her back together thus restoring her faith in men.

 

11. Demi Lovato – World Of Chances

Demi sings about the endless opportunities she gave to her father to make amends and change their relationship for the better but he keeps letting her down. There are only so many chances he can waste before she gives up.