She's Leaving

The clock on the mantle, quietly chimed ten As she placed the note by its face Then checking herself in the mirror She walked to the door, to pick up her case, The note told him, that she was leaving That her love for him had died And without that love, she’d be living a lie No matter how hard she tried She hadn’t wanted to leave him this way She wanted to tell him, face to face But knew if she did, he’d persuade her to stay Then she’d never get out of this place. You see, she’d tried to leave him twice before But he’d always talked her around And made her a prisoner, in her own home Whilst driving her spirit into the ground She’d lived this way for seven years, But now the worm had turned She was leaving her life of servitude, To find the true love that she yearned. As she put on her coat and walked through the door She harboured no feelings of sorrow For she knew she was crossing the threshold To a life with a brighter tomorrow.