She sits in the dark quietly cursing 
Him and this love while she's rehearsing 
Every line, she's gonna say 
When she walks away
On a wing and a prayer

Looking back at her in the mirror is a stranger
Years that have passed, how they seemed to change her
A woman once able to stand on her own
Now searches for strength to move on 
On a wing and a prayer

On a wing and a prayer
She's leaving tonight
Holding her heart in her hands
Somewhere out there 
She knows that she'll find 
A love that will understand
Why she left there 
On a wing and a prayer

She held on to maybe as long as she could
Knowing he wouldn't believing he would
Give her a single reason to stay
To keep her from breaking away 
On a wing and a prayer

On a wing and a prayer
She's leaving tonight
Holding her heart in her hands
Somewhere out there 
She knows that she'll find 
A love that will understand
Why she left there 
On a wing and a prayer

Somewhere out there 
She knows that she'll find 
A love that will understand
Why she left there 
On a wing and a prayer

Oh, why she left there 
On a wing and a prayer