She looks at the clock; it's a quarter past nine

She hears his car as he pulls in the drive

Dinner's still waiting from hours before

She knows he's been drinking when he walks through the door

In anger he strikes out and she starts to cry

How much more can she take? How much more can she lie?

And she fell down the stairs again

But it hasn't happened since she don't know when

Was it in spring when she packed up the kids?

Or maybe in winter with his job on the skids?

Oh, but just like before she'll have to pretend

That she fell down the stairs again

A short time ago she started a job

Serving chicken fried steak and corn on the cob

She started out shy, but she ended up sure

That a ticket to anywhere could be the cure

But he couldn't handle her change for the better

She tried to leave him, but he wouldn't let her

He says he's sorry; he'd never mean it. He swears it won't happen again

But she's so confused; she wants to believe it. She just wants this nightmare to end

And she fell down the stairs again

But it hasn't happened since she don't know when

Was it in spring when she packed up the kids?

Or maybe in winter with his job on the skids?

Oh, but just like before she'll have to pretend

That she fell down the stairs again

Just like before she'll have to pretend

That she fell down the stairs again