In the Mean Times

[verse] When he comes home, she’ll know he’s drinking once again ‘Cause he don’t even try to pretend that he loves her To stay away is all that she can do To save herself from the abuse and the hurt [CHORUS] And in the mean time, she’ll cry herself to sleep Pray the Lord her soul to keep, and a new love she may find In the mean time, she’ll try to hide the pain From the bruises and the stains of the tears that she will cry Oh, in the mean times [verse] When she thinks back, it wasn’t always like this She remembers how his kiss, once set her heart on fire Even then, the things that he would do Made her hope it would come true, “it would never happen again” [CHORUS] And in the mean time, she’ll cry herself to sleep Pray the Lord her soul to keep, and a new love she may find In the mean time, she’ll try to hide the pain From the bruises and the stains of the tears that she will cry Oh, in the mean times [outro] And as he sleeps there in the dark She grabs the pistol from the drawer And she prays for the courage to go on…. [Instrumental break] [Outro] And in the mean time, she’ll cry herself to sleep Pray the Lord her soul to keep, and a new life she may find In the mean time, she’ll try to hide the pain From the bruises and the stains of the tears that she has cried In these mean times And end the mean times