Icehouse - Jericho Bay lyrics

Every night, he comes home late, And if she's lucky he'll just pa** her by Every night, she sits and waits Though he never thought to ask her why Broken table in the kitchen, neighbours wake and listen He complains about the mess in the place In the morning she'll forgive him, think of any reason To forget about the state of her face She's got a no return ticket on an overnight train As it pulls away from Jericho Bay She leaves a sleepy town station and a simple gold ring As a souvenir of Jericho Bay Everyday, she counted the hours And the weeks she counted on the wall Everyday, just a little older Everyday just like the one before She never told her mother, never told her father Never wasted one single tear Her secret safely hidden, no word of explanation She packs her bag and closes the door She's got a no return ticket on an overnight train As it pulls away from Jericho Bay She's got a secondhand suitcase, her Sunday dress on And a photograph of Jericho Bay She leaves a sleepy town station and a simple gold ring As a souvenir of Jericho Bay And she can hear the rails singing, way up to the moon Hanging yellow over Jericho bay And she'll never be back again.