She is such a good girl livin' down the street

Workin' in the diner at the local brewery

She's married to this man for reasons I can only guess

He always beats up and turns her face into a mess



I'm watchin' from the outside

Outside lookin' in

Watchin' from the outside



T-T-T-Take it!

T-T-Take it away, don't you leave it alone

When you walk out that door,

Honey, you're on your own

Hey, God knows you'll be glad when he's gone



Sometimes when it's rainin' she doesn't go to work

She's lookin' at some pictures of her dad who was a clerk

She's puttin' on a record from the spring of 65

She's dancin' by herself with big faraway eyes



I'm watchin' from the outside

Outside lookin' in

Watchin' from the outside



T-T-T-Take it!

T-T-Take it away, don't you leave it alone

When you walk out that door,

Honey, you're on your own

You'll be glad when he's buried and gone

Yea, God knows you'll be glad when he's gone



Take it away, go back home

Take it away, won't you please go back home