she boards a one way train she's leaving home again maybe this time = she'll be strong enough tears fill up her eyes as her kids wave their = goodbyes maybe this time they'll be strong enough finally its = fare-thee-well thirty-three, she's been through hell it's time to ramble = on she takes off all her clothes the petals stripped off of a rose the = pain is finally gone and somewhere way up in the night the moon reflects = a brilliant light and she smiles because she knows that she is free a = lonely man shaving in the sink as he slowly sips his drink he remembers = how he used to be the numbness in his soul runs deep blacker and = blacker, week by week he remembers how things used to be his kids are = grown, his wife's long gone he stumbles home then drinks til dawn he = won't escape today he drops his shoes onto the floor can't fight these = demons anymore he finally falls asleep and somewhere way up in the night = the moon reflects a brilliant light and he cries because he knows he = can't be free Submitted by: Mel