She's Leaving Home-Al Jarreau

[00:00.18]Wedn'sday morning at five o'clock [00:14.76] As the day begins [00:15.12] Silently closing her bedroom door [00:21.27] Leaving the note that [00:26.04] She hoped would say more [00:27.39] She goes down [00:30.03] The stairs to the kitchen [00:33.63] Clutching her handkerchief [00:35.55] Quietly turning the backdoor key [00:50.91] Stepping outside she is free. [01:01.26] She [01:01.38] (We gave her most of our lives) [01:06.60] Is leaving [01:06.81] (Sacrificed most of our lives) [01:08.28] Home [01:18.63] (We gave her ev'rything [01:19.08] Money could buy; bye bye) [01:21.60] Something inside that way always denied [01:26.19] For so many years [01:34.56] She's leaving home; bye bye. [01:36.57] Father snores as his wife [01:38.58] Gets info her dressing gown [01:48.03] Picks up the letter that's lying there [01:55.86] Standing [01:56.79] Alone at the top of the stairs [02:01.26] She breaks down and cries to her husband [02:07.14] "Daddy, our baby is gone" [02:17.76] Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly [02:25.53] How [02:25.59] Could she do this to me?. [02:27.78] She ( we never thought of ourselves) [02:28.41] Is leaving [02:28.62] (Never a thought of ourselves) [02:29.16] Home [02:52.92] (We struggled all our lives to get by; bye bye) [02:58.17] Something inside that was [02:58.68] Always denied for so many years [03:01.71] She's [03:01.80] Leaving home; bye , bye. [03:37.68] Friday morrning at [03:39.06] Nine clock she is far away [03:54.81] Waiting to keep the appointment she made [04:00.48] Meeting a man from the motor trade. [04:58.32] She (what did we do that was wrong ) [04:58.95] Is having ( we didn't know it was wrong) [05:05.25] Fun (fun is the one thing [05:05.94] That money can't buy; bye bye) [06:23.16] Something inside that was always [06:23.82] Denied for so many years [07:29.67] She's leaving home; bye, bye