She s leaving home
Wednesday morning at five o'clock; as the day begins; Silently closing her bedroom door; Leaving the note that she hoped would say more; She goes downstairs to the kitchen; clutching her handkerchief; Quietly turning the back door key; Stepping outside she is free; She (we gave her most of our lives); is leaving (sacrificed most of our lives); home (we gave her everything money could buy); She's leaving home after living alone for; so many years (bye bye); Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown; Picks up the letter that's lying there; Standing alone at the top of the stairs; She breaks down and cries to her husband; Daddy our baby's gone; Why should she treat us so thoughtlessly; How could she do this to me; She (We never thought of ourselves); is leaving (never a thought for ourselves); home (we struggled hard all our lives to get by); She's leaving home after living alone for; so many years (bye bye); Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away; Waiting to keep the appointment she made; Meeting a man from the motor trade; She (what did we do that was wrong); is having (we didn't know it was wrong); fun (fun is the one thing that money can't buy); Something inside that was always denied for; so many years (bye bye); She's leaving home (bye bye); 