as the world keeps on turning
she needs to stand still
she's given her everything
it's making her ill

so tired of loving
someone she hates
to leave now or never
it's getting so late (she just can't wait to get away)

but who in the world would care for
the girl with no regrets
whose party days are over
all she needs
is to breathe
just a little time to breathe

she slips on her raincoat
been driven to hell and back
weathered it all

she keeps her resistance
with vitamin c
then takes off that wedding ring
that spells misery (D.I.V.O.R.C.E.)

she knows that if she breaks him
then maybe then she'll make him

the kind of fool who falls for
the girl with no regrets
whose party days are over
all she needs
is to breathe
just a little time to breathe