Al Jarreau - She's Leaving Home Lyrics
Wedn'sday morning at five o'clockAs the day beginsSilently closing her bedroom doorLeaving the note thatShe hoped would say moreShe goes downThe stairs to the kitchenClutching her handkerchiefQuietly turning the backdoor keyStepping outside she is free.She(We gave her most of our lives)Is leaving(Sacrificed most of our lives)Home( we gave her ev'rythingMoney could buy; bye bye)Something inside that way always deniedFor so many yearsShe's leaving home; bye bye.Father snores as his wifeGets info her dressing gownPicks up the letter that's lying thereStandingAlone at the top of the stairsShe breaks down and cries to her husband"daddy, our baby is gone"Why would she treat us so thoughtlesslyHowCould she do this to me?.She ( we never thought of ourselves)Is leaving( never a thought of ourselves)Home( we struggled all our lives to get by; bye bye)Something inside that wasAlways denied for so many yearsShe'sLeaving home; bye, bye.Friday morrning atNine clock she is far awayWaiting to keep the appointment she madeMeeting 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 thingThat money can't buy; bye bye)Something inside that was alwaysDenied for so many yearsShe's leaving home; bye, bye
