"She's Leaving Home"
Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins
She (we gave her most of our lives)
Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown
She (We never thought of ourselves)
Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away
She (what did we do that was wrong)
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1967 Lennon/McCartney
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
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)
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 would she treat us so thoughtlessly
How could she do this to me
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)
Waiting to keep the appointment she made
Meeting a man from the motor trade
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)