She tries to hide the bruises   She says, it wasn't him   But sometimes he loses his temper   And again he'll come home, look for a fight      But she tells herself it's alright   She hopes someday it's alright      She doesn't tell anybody but everyone can tell   That there's something she's hiding   She hasn't done herself   But she still goes out every night      And she tells herself it's alright   She hopes someday it's alright   It's alright, it's alright, it's alright      She has to make excuses for all of this abuse   And it's sad, the truth is she's scared of what he'll do   If she'd ever walk out of his life   So, she tells herself it's alright      She hopes someday it's alright, it's alright   It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright      She sits and she waits, it's not getting any better   It's never too late but she knows it's now or never   She'll get up the strength to stand up to him tonight   She knows that it's alright, it's alright      She says, today she's leaving, she says she's had enough   Sick of being mistreated, she knows that isn't love   So tonight, she's saying goodbye and she tells herself it's alright   Yeah, she knows she's gonna make it tonight   Yeah, she's finally going on with her life      And she knows that it's alright   It's alright, it's alright, it's alright   It's alright, it's alright, it's alright      She sits and she waits, it's not getting any better   It's never too late but she knows it's now or never   She'll get up the strength to stand up to him tonight   She knows that it's alright