She Will Be Loved

You've been beaten into submission, Eyes of dampened fires happen to blaze And I know you're still in there somewhere. If they tell you you're worthless You're nothing You can't do anything good. You'll begin to believe it, won't you? But you're not. I tell you You're beautiful Brown eyes fearfully tear up I'm just a nice kid who will say these kinds of things So you laugh it off Your eyes have memorized the feel of his fist Bruises fade Cuts heal But The Scars transform Suddenly his lies Become your truth You'll repeat them It's your fault. It's YOUR fault YOU caused him to do this YOU made him mad For a man Who wants to prove how manly he is How dare he raise his fist To the mother of his children To the woman he promised to protect and love It's painful to watch the transformation How your forward gaze never rises from the floor The frozen smile The sagging shoulders As soon as you cross that doorway How is it his house When you are the only one working Paying For everything Body, soul, spirit I tell you how beautiful you are You laugh till tears form And I know both of our hearts are breaking