Wednesday morning at five o'clock 
as the day begins 
Silently closing her bedroom door 
Leaving the note that she hoped would say more 
She goes downstairs to the kitchen 
clutching her handkerchief 
Quietly turning the back door key 
Stepping outside she is free 

She (we gave her most of our lives) 
is leaving (sacrificed most of our lives) 
home (we gave her everything money could buy) 
She's leaving home after living alone for 
so many years (bye bye) 

Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown 
Picks up the letter that's lying there 
Standing alone at the top of the stairs 
She breaks down and cries to her husband 
Daddy our baby's gone 
Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly 
How could she do this to me 

She (We never thought of ourselves) 
is leaving (never a thought for ourselves) 
home (we [bad word] hard all our lives to get by) 
She's leaving home after living alone for 
so many years (bye bye) 

Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away 
Waiting to keep the appointment she made 
Meeting a man from the motor trade 

She (what did we do that was wrong) 
is having (we didn't know it was wrong) 
fun (fun is the one thing that money can't buy) 
Something inside that was always denied for 
so many years (bye bye) 
She's leaving home (bye bye)