The Stairs lyrics

[Verse 1]

She looks at the clock

It's a quarter past nine

She hears his car as he pulls in the drive

Dinner's still waiting from hours before

She knows he's been drinking

When he walks through the door

In anger

He strikes out and she starts to cry

How much more can she take?

How much more can she lie?

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And she fell down the stairs again

But it hasn't happened since she don't know when

Was it in spring when she packed up the kids?

Or maybe in winter with his job on the skids?

Oh, but just like before

She'll have to pretend that she fell down the stairs again

[Verse 2]

A short time ago, she started a job

Serving chicken fried steak and corn on the cob

She started out shy

But she ended up sure

That a ticket to anywhere could be the cure

But he couldn't handle her change for the better

She tried to leave him

But he wouldn't let her

He says he's sorry

He'd never mean it

He swears it won't happen again

But she's so confused

She wants to believe it

She just wants this nightmare to end

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