I don't think it's about an abusive parent but an abusive spouse. And i'm not just sayign that because everyone automaticlly thinks an abuse song must be about a couple. But the lyrics just don't seem to fit with an abusive parent.
also the lyrics are wrong, there is like i a missing verse I believe.
It should be:
She tries to hide the bruises she says it wasnt him
But sometimes he looses his temper
and again he'll come home and 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 been herself
but she still goes out everynightshe tells herself it's alright
she hopes someday it's alright...its alright..its alright..its alright
she has to make excuses for all of this abuse
and it's sad the truth is shes 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 its not getting any better
it's never too late but she knows its now or never
she'll get up the strength to stand up to him tonight
'cause she knows that 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
yea, she knows she's gonna make it tonight
yea, 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 its not getting any better
it's never too late but she knows its now or never
she'll get up the strength to stand up to him tonight
'cause she knows that it's alright
I don't think it's about an abusive parent but an abusive spouse. And i'm not just sayign that because everyone automaticlly thinks an abuse song must be about a couple. But the lyrics just don't seem to fit with an abusive parent.
also the lyrics are wrong, there is like i a missing verse I believe.
It should be:
She tries to hide the bruises she says it wasnt him But sometimes he looses his temper and again he'll come home and 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 been herself but she still goes out everynightshe tells herself it's alright she hopes someday it's alright...its alright..its alright..its alright
she has to make excuses for all of this abuse and it's sad the truth is shes 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 its not getting any better it's never too late but she knows its now or never she'll get up the strength to stand up to him tonight 'cause she knows that 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 yea, she knows she's gonna make it tonight yea, 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 its not getting any better it's never too late but she knows its now or never she'll get up the strength to stand up to him tonight 'cause she knows that it's alright
its a kick ass song though