Song Description

The tale of an L.A. girl that ended up on the wrong side of life. Somehow, it's an infectious pop song about a hooker who has a surprising internal strength but plenty of regret, too.

Lyrics

High water marks on her cheeks
From crying herself to sleep
Itâ??s not her pain that she feels
No that oneâ??s much too deep

Cold city river drags the worst of them by her door
Sheâ??s warm and lean and already seen enough
To leave them always wanting more

The long days are everyday
As she tries to forget everyone of them
Sheâ??s too young to know
Theyâ??re too old to care too much about anything

But thereâ??s a truth to every night
Behind the love and lies and â??Iâ??ll make it all rightâ??s
She hears the truth to every night
Thatâ??s why she lies her days away
Trying to forget everything

No country girl this one
Grew up only miles from here
So she knew what she was getting into
When she traded out for that first beer

Now holy days she crawls through the sand
And then swims a mile in the ocean
Sheâ??s too strong to drown
But too long around here to wash away anything

And thereâ??s a truth to every night
That she finds staring her in the face under street lights
A truth to every night
Is one more than she can take
And she can take anything

And only hopes she wonâ??t see anyone
From anywhere that she cares about
And when he comes heâ??s just another
Wedding band and that stupid grin
â??The moneyâ??s right there, Iâ??ll see you againâ??

And thatâ??s the truth to every night . . .