Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock as the day begins Silently closing her bedroom door Leaving a note that she hoped would say more She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief Quietly turning the backdoor key Stepping outside she is free She (we gave her most of our lives) Is leaving (sacrificed most of our lives) Home (we gave her everything money could buy) She is leaving home after living alone for so many years Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown Picks up the letter that's lying there Standing alone at the top of the stairs She breaks down and cries to her husband "Daddy, our baby's gone Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly? How could she do this to me?" She (we never thought of ourselves) Is leaving (never a thought of ourselves) Home (we struggled hard all of our lives to get by) She is leaving home after living alone for so many years Friday morning at nine o'clock, she is far away Waiting to keep the appointment she made Meeting the man from the motor trade She (what did we do that was wrong) Is having (we didn't know that was wrong) Fun (fun is the one thing that money can't buy) Something inside that was always denied for so many years She's leaving home Bye bye