Romanovsky & Phillips - The Woman Next Door Lyrics
There are obvious connections between violence against women andthe violence we face as gay people. If we can build bridgesbetween our communities, we can work together to create a saferworld for all of us.)Have you met the woman next door?I see her sometimes at the grocery storeShe never says much, she's rather withdrawnBut she always will tell youYes she always will say that nothing is wrongHave you talked to the woman next door?She has a young boy who just turned fourAnd a husband who works in an office downtownShe acts kind of nervousYes she seems afraid when he's aroundHave you seen the woman next door?She looks as if she's been through a warA bruise on her arm and a scar on her faceI asked her a questionYes I asked how it happened but she wouldn't sayLast night I heard the woman next doorDesperate cries that I couldn't ignoreShe was pleading with him to leave her aloneI was trembling with fear as I picked up the phoneAnd I hoped and I prayed that she would surviveAs I waited on edge for help to arriveAnd I thought of her son and I wished that her screamsWouldn't find their way into his innocent dreamsHave you met the woman next door?She needs compassion and supportShe's finally safe now, along with her sonBut the process of healingYes the long night of healing has just begun
