She don't want nobody near
But you can't get away from that
They appear and disappear
And they all get a string attached
Pretty soon they've got you
Hangin' on the line
Pretty soon they're sayin'
One by one the same old rhyme
They say I'm alright
I just can't get home tonight
She don't want nobody home
'Cause it's a little
Too crowded then
She don't want to be alone
So they just keep pourin' in
Pretty soon they've got her
Headin' for the door
She comes home to find
They're not hangin' 'round no more
She says I'm alright
You just can't get home tonight
Don't you wonder what
She looks like in the light
She says I'm alright
I just can't get home tonight
Pretty white washed lies
Endless alibis and reasons
That need cleanin' every night
Half a world away you can't wash
Away the stain of the deceivin'
And the things that you
Could not believe in well
She don't want no one around
'Cause she don't want anybody
To see what she looks like
When she's down 'cause it's
A really sad place to be
Pretty soon she gets them
Crawlin' up the walls
And then she wonders why
They beg her please to never call
She says I'm okay it's alright
Hey look who's on TV tonight
She says I'm alright
I just can't get home tonight
Don't you wonder why
lt's dark outside at night
She says I'm alright
I just can't get home tonight
Oh oh she says I'm alright
I just can't get home tonight