Make up still can't hide   The twisted misery lines   Haven't seen her around   I check the word downtown      Word is she at the wrong end of a fist   Her old man is up to his old tricks      Takes the heat when it comes down   Sister why do you stick around   She says poor man needs me back   Why deny all the facts      You walk, you stand   And run as fast as you can   You take a giant leap forward and escape   From his attack      Been stepped on, been raped   Had to smile, learned how to fake   I know you're lying to yourself   Everyday you stay   Eats up your chances of improvment   The brakes that come you will create      Scraped up, enough courage   Decided that's it today   Must be all the prayers that your poor man   Has sent your way   Staying with a friend in Mexico   The bad thoughts you have to let them go      You walked, you stood   And ran as fast as you could   You took a giant leap forward and escaped   From his attack   Ain't never coming back