Someone else to take sides in a fight
That the baby will love her much more
A grown man a long time to learn
Many times to herself she has prayed
And sometimes it takes
A grown man a long time to learn
The home help is no help at all
Than the big boy who stole her away
A child a night to learn
And sometimes it takes
Just what it would take
Just what it would take
Just what it would take
In the long empty passionless night
But we don't talk about it, do we?
A child a night to learn
She saw visions on the stairs
A long time ago
And sometimes it takes
It pains her to learn
For something is growing inside
And she knits her life away
Just what it would take
And when she felt dizzy
Her mother was always there
A grown man a long time to learn
He smokes alone in the next room
Angels gaze down from the wall
Harsh words between bride and groom
A child a night to learn
If the baby is just
I have not committed a crime
A grown man a long time to learn
The distance is greater each day
A child a night to learn
And sometimes it takes
That some things will never be right
