She's cutting out
the bruises
Forgetting her excuses
for being here again
With a suitcase packed
and waiting by the door
In her head
Convinced herself
she hasn't lost
enough to quit
But tonight she lays
here thinking
What if I just left
In the middle
of the night
Back to California
And never looked back
She'll fantasize
about it
Every single day
but she can't find it
In her heart
to run away
And no one's listening
With Northern Massachusetts
On his knees to stay
He's begging
Please oh baby please
I can explain
It won't happen again
He's putting out
the fires
And he's making
her believe
He's really changed
this time
But it's obvious
it's just another line
Lapse and relapse
And again she lays
beside him thinking
I'll pretend
In the middle
of the night
My eyes are closed
I'm sleeping
But I won't come back
She'll fantasize
about it
Every single day
but she can't find it
In her heart
to run away
And no one's listening
With Northern Massachusetts
On his knees to stay
He's begging
Please oh baby please
I can explain
It won't happen again
It won't happen again
How long
can this last
The final straw
was the hospital
At least
she told herself that
But she just can't find
the strength to end it
I just left
In the middle
of the night
Back to California
I'll never look back
She'll fantasize
about it
Every single day
but she can't find it
In her heart
to run away
With Northern Massachusetts
On his knees to stay
He's begging
Please oh baby please
I can explain
It won't happen again
It won't happen again