Story Behind The Song
Right before he ended his term as Ohio State's Gov., Richard Celeste pardoned 5 women on death row, sighting that their defense "self defense" would be upheld, after acknowledging that they'd been tormented from years of abuse. Amen.
Song Description
A woman lives with an abusive husband. This is a story of their final fight, who ends up dying, who ends up leaving, and how both make their exit. How sometimes, in ones head is the only safe place to be.
| Song Length |
6:12 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Poignant |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
SHE WON?T BE WALKING c. 1993 Sally Fingerett Green Fingers Music BMI
There inside a tiny, sleepy little town, young couple settle down
He called her his precious jewel and she loved him too
Until his sweetness would turn bitter cruel
She?d remember what her mama told her long ago
?Men are wild and so, you?ve got one with an angry heart..
Don?t go and get him mad, just be grateful for the life you have?
But this was not supposed to be, here all alone,
she?d plan and dream
CHORUS:
She won?t be walking, when she goes
Won?t be talking there?ll be nothing they don?t already know
There are no magic words left to say,
She?ll be leaving him, flying away, flying away.
At times he?d be a tender gentle caring man,
then down would come his hand
He had an overwhelming need to bring her to her knees
Then he?d apologize, he?d beg, he?d plead
Through the years those babies came slowly one by one
A daughter and a son. He couldn?t stand to hear them cry
He?d stay out all night, as long as he was gone they?d be alright
But this was not supposed to be, alone in her bed,
she?d safely dream
CHORUS:
She won?t be walking, when she goes
Won?t be talking there?ll be nothing they don?t already know
There are no magic words left to say,
She?ll be leaving him, flying away, flying away.
BRIDGE:
Trapped inside a lie, a prisoner in danger
no one to hear her cry, nobody but herself to save her.
All of a sudden he was at the doorway stumbling in
he caught her on the chin
?Get those kids on out of here? - a bullet hits the air
Within an instant she will disappear.
Cause there?s a special place in your mind,
you leave your body far behind.
CHORUS:
She won?t be walking, when she goes
Won?t be talking there?ll be nothing they don?t already know
There are no magic words left to say,
She?ll be leaving him, flying away, flying away.