Distracted

[Verse 1]

She fell down the stairs and opened her eyes

He's over the edge this time

He's all wound up from the nightmares

They make him loose his mind

She's distracted, lost the sense of the urgency tonight

Lost sense of the urgency tonight

[Verse 2]

For a couple of years she covered her eyes

And she'd give him hell sometimes

The makeup covered the bruises, but somehow made her blind

She got distracted, lost the sense of the urgency in life

Lost sense of the urgency in life

Can she save herself, save her from the nightmare

Save her from the nightmare he's become

[Verse 3]

She looks up the stairs, slips out the door

The floor creaks so loud at night

The keys fumbling in the ignition

This ride could turn the tide

While he's distracted she finds the urgent need to survive

She finds the urgent need to survive

Can she save herself, save her from the nightmare

Save her from the nightmare he's become

[Verse 3]

She's been hanging round on this side of town missing opportunities

She wants to brace herself just enough to sing a little louder every day, yeah

A little louder every day

She runs up our stairs, it floods her eyes

She's smiling for real this time

[Verse 4]

No makeup to cover the bruises, no more running through life blind

She just got distracted, but she's finding the will and the strength to survive

She's finding the will and the strength to survive

And it saves her from, saves her from the nightmare

Saves her from the nightmare he's become

She's holding here, she's tired of pretending

Tired of just waiting for it to end