I CLOSE MY EYES
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH UNBEARABLE PAIN
MARKS ON MY BODY HARD TO EXPLAIN
I TRY TO COVER THEM UP BUT IT'S NO USE
SO THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL DOMESTIC ABUSE
I CLOSE MY EYES TO HIS WAY
AND TRY TO HIDE
SOME DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I STAY
I GUESS IT'S MY PRIDE
DREAMS DESTROYED HOPES ARE GONE
SHATTERED--EVERYTHING'S WRONG
I JUST WANTED TO BE A GOOD WIFE
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT MEANT
I WOULD BE FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE
...WHERE IS MY PRINCE OR EVEN THE FAIRYTALE?
SAYING I'M SORRY AT EVERY CHANCE, WHICH IS WHAT HE DOES WELL...
I CLOSE MY EYES TO HIS WAY
AND TRY TO HIDE
SOME DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I STAY
I GUESS IT'S MY PRIDE
ANOTHER DAY WITH EXCUSES AND ALIBIS
COVERING THE MARKS AND HIS LIES
THE PROMISES GONE HE ONCE MADE
I WATCH MYSELF AS I FADE
NOW THEY DRAPE MY BODY WITH LACE
NO MORE ANGER UPON MY FACE
I CLOSE MY EYES FOREVER NOW
I WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENT ENDING
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW
NOW WHO WILL LOVE MY BABIES
AND WATCH THEM AS THEY GROW
SHOW THEM A DIFFERENT WAY MAYBE
THEN THEY WILL KNOW
LET ANOTHER LAY A HAND ON THEM NEVER
SO THEIR EYES WILL BE OPENED FOREVER
I CLOSE MY EYES TO HIS WAY
AND TRY TO HIDE
SOME DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I STAY
I GUESS IT'S MY PRIDE
