She's Leaving Home

Wednesday mornin' at 5:00 as the day begins

Silently closing her bedroom door

Leaving the note that she hoped would say more

She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief, oh, oh

Quietly turning the backdoor key

Stepping outside, she is free

She

We gave her most of our lives

Is leaving

Sacrificed most of our lives

Home

We gave her everything money could buy

She's leaving home after living alone for so many years

Bye bye

Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown

Picks up the letter lying there

Standin' alone at the top of the stairs

She breaks down and cries to her husband, "Daddy our baby's gone"

Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?

How could she do this to me?

She

We never thought of ourselves

Is leaving

Never a thought for ourselves

Home

We struggled hard all our lives to get by

She's leaving home after living alone for so many years

Bye bye

Friday mornin' at 9:00 she is far away, yeah

Waiting to keep the appointment she made

Greeting a man from the motor trade

She

What did we do that was wrong?

Is having

We never knew it was wrong

Fun

Fun is the one thing that money can't buy

Somethin' inside that was always denied

Bye bye

For so many years

She's leaving home

Bye bye

Bye bye

Ah, ah

Ah