He Says
(Karen Lynne Frencham, Heather Field)

I am walking in the garden, why don't I just walk out
and shut the gate behind me and forget
I could go and live in Melbourne
Just the kids and me
And I know he'd never find me there and yet

He'd be all alone without us
And I'd miss him when he's kind
Though I wouldnt miss his anger, or the pain
And maybe like he tells me, I'm just a useless fool
And I'm lucky to have a husband anyway

He says he loves me and,
He says he's sorry and,
He says he needs me and it'll never happen again
But he says its my fault
Everytime he hurts me and,
I'm the one who's sorry for what he says in the end.

I dreamed that life with him would be like those fairytales
But it's a tradegy unwritten and unspoken
And though I lie to those around me,
and the bruises fade with time
It's much mor than my bones that he has broken.