It was an autumn night
and I was seventeen
and I could feel his desperation
through my faded jeans
But all that I could think of
was the anger and the screams
that were waiting back at home
I felt so empty and alone
and I said
Tell me I'm beautiful
Tell me you love me
Take all this pain away
Make me feel almost free
That was my senior year
then she was born in June
there was a wedding in September
with no honeymoon
Now drowning out the chaos
is how I spend my afternoons
he's always late when he comes home
I feel so empty and alone
and I'll say
Chorus
