Linda works the diner
pourin' coffee
slingin' hash
She said "I..
wouldn't have come in
today but I really
need the cash
I know I can't fool anyone
'cause dark glasses
tell no lies but make-up
won't cover up
a blackened eye"
Oh, oh, oh no
You see Jimmy works
construction now but
yesterday it rained
So he went down
to the liquor store
and by noon
he felt no pain
Well I came in
an hour late
then I let
his supper burn
Well he hit the roof
hit the wall
and then it was my turn
He said "A man's home
is his castle
It always has been
and so it remains"
But he holds the keys
in a fist of rage
his home is his castle
and mine is a cage
Someone must have
heard the noise
and they dialed 911
And the cop who
showed up at
the door asked
"Is there a problem son?"
Jimmy smiled and said
"No sir just a little
fight that's all
Hey you know
how it gets sometimes
when you're
layin' down the law"
Oh, oh, oh no
So I pulled out
my suitcase
I started packin' up
my clothes
And Jimmy said
"Now Linda
where do you expect
to go with those?"
I told him "I have tried
but not an ounce
of love survives"
Well he grabbed
my wrist and shouted
"You're not
leavin' here alive"
She said
"I'm savin' up my money
and when I get
the nerve I'll run
But Jim don't
give up easily
so I intend
to buy a gun"
He will never see the way
he treats me is a crime
somebody oughta
lock him up but I'm the
one who's done the time
He said
"A man's home
is his castle
it always has been
and so it remains"
But he holds the keys
in a fist of rage
his home is his castle
and mine is a cage