Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins Silently closing her bedroom door Leaving a note that she hoped would say more She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief Quietly turning the backdoor key Stepping outside she is free
She is leaving home She's leaving home after living alone for so many years
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 would she treat us so thoughtlessly How could she do this to me
She is leaving home She's leaving home after living alone for so many years
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 is having fun
Something inside that was always denied for so many years She's leaving home