He came home like any other night Wishing she was home tonight He knows that she's away for days He'll have to wait until they play Heads inside to mix tonic and gin Lights flicker and start to dim Then they go out, the thunder roars Has no idea what's next in store Takes the long walk down the hall Recalls a light he's used before Passes the bathroom door, it's closed And hears a noise behind the wall He reaches where the flashlight stays And sees his gun, takes them both away He walks back to the sound he heard Knowing that it couldn't be her He puts his ear up to the door Hears the footsteps on the floor Raises his gun fearing the worst And takes a breath before the burst Startled by the noise he heard Something fell that changed his world Fingers clenched the trigger tight A bullet left not meant for flight Heard a body fall to the ground He steps back and looks around Takes a breath and calls his girl Thinking she could calm his nerves And now the worst noise of them all Her phone ringing behind the wall The ring that she chose just for him Was louder than it's ever been A sound that once brought so much joy Was now a fatal noise Now a fatal noise, fatal noise Now a fatal noise