at every bar he drinks till ten
and watch him stumble through the door
she'd pick him up lead him down the hall
help him sleep off this alcohol
all the while he'd stutter
out the words he thinks she wants to hear
and the message rings loud and clear
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i swear, i can settle down
i swear, i can settle down
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but he drinks too much she's had enough
she dries her eyes packs her bags
and goes to call her only friend
he bangs on window knowcks down the door
in a drunken stupor calls her a whore
she remembers she once fell in love with his voice
but not anymore. no, she's not anymore
to make the best for our children
all along she's been thinking
down that same road again
won't you please let me go