he makes his rounds 

at every bar he drinks till ten 

she used to wait up 

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 



*chorus*----------------------------------------------------------- 

wait, don't cry 

i swear, i can settle down 

wait, don't cry 

i swear, i can settle down 

*chorus*----------------------------------------------------------- 



but he drinks too much she's had enough 

this has to end 

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 



*chorus* 



we all want to be safe 

trying to figure this out 

just what became 

of our lives 



when did we stop trying 

to make the best for our children 

one's on the way 

i bet you didn't know 



*chorus* (2x) 



all along she's been thinking 

we can be friends 

but i don't want to be 

down that same road again 



won't you please let me go 

i don't want to be 

tied to the last time 

we began to grow