There's a little two-room house just outside of town

With a little picket fence and the blinds pulled down

A wife with two young kids

She sees them off to bed

As she waits for her husband to come home



Lately she's been doing a lot of thinking

About the arguments and why she's hurting

Is it worth the extra mile

To hang on for a little while

When she's had all the heartache she can stand

And her mama's words still echo in her head



Girl, he can't talk without his hands

What's made you stay this long I don't understand

If you leave now you might still have a chance

'Cause girl, he can't talk without his hands



There's a little two-room house just a few miles down

The little girl's grown up and she's married now

Tears on a window pane

With a baby on the way

As she waits for her husband to come home



She calls her mama up on the telephone

She says it's getting dark and I'm all alone

Can we talk for a little while

Mama says what's the matter child

But she knows that her baby's been misled

And her mama's words still echo in her head



She said, girl, he can't talk without his hands

What's made you stay this long I don't understand

If you leave now you might still have a chance

'Cause girl, he can't talk without his hands