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

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