Another statement through another IOU

Just one more skeleton she'll need to hide away

She's terrified just one more to ignore

And she's growing tired of these reminders

And he says “ You better keep it together

We said we'd never let the kids go through this ”

It mounts up;

It mounts up;

She's a broken woman

Walking round elbows out knuckles locked on her neck and her knees all weak 69720,-719)

Those of us walking past all become blind and deaf when she tries to speak

He left a note for her he said the kids were safe

And although it ' s modest he said they're settled down

They don't ask questions they know what is best

It mounts up

It mounts up;

She's a broken woman

She's a broken woman

She's a broken woman

Walking round elbows out knuckles locked on her neck and her knees all weak

Those of us walking past all become blind and deaf when she tries to speak

What little that she has that she carries around tells her what she's missed

But the things that she packed when she left give her life some significance

She can't stop for too long what's been done will always follow her

She can't stop for too long what's been done will always follow her

Walking round elbows out knuckles locked on her neck and her knees all weak

Those of us walking past all become blind and deaf when she tries to speak

What little that she has that she carries around tells her what she's missed

But the things that she packed when she left give her life some significance

Some significance

Some significance