If Heartaches Had Wings

It's three in the morning on a Saturday night

The laundry and dishes just ain't worth the fight

Headlights are dancing across the living room wall

That long distant highway just echoes the hall

Now the babies are sleeping on back in their room

And he's been passed out on the sofa since noon

Nobody told her about none of these things

And god knows, she'd leave there if heartaches had wings

If heartaches had wings she would fly

Away like some bird through the night

It's a long, long way from a young girl's dreams

But she'd surely leave there if heartaches had wings

She grew up believing that wishes come true

A knight on a white horse like some young girls do

So she married her the captain of the school football team

Just like she was supposed to as homecoming queen

If heartaches had wings she would fly

Away like some bird through the night

It's a long, long way from a young girl's dream

But she'd surely leave there if heartaches had wings

She turns out the lights and she lays down in bed

The sound of that highway still runs through her head

She closes her eyes and she whispers those prayers

And falls asleep wondering, does anyone care?

If heartaches had wings she would fly

Away like some bird through the night

It's a long, long way from a young girl's dream

But God knows, she'd leave there if heartaches had wings

If heartaches had wings