Rocking Horse

Johnny rocks on his rocking horse
 Dreaming of the day of the big divorce.
 Hoping somehow that everything will get better
 Johnny turns up the music loud.
 Sings himself hoarse just to drown them out.
 She wants to leave, but they both know he won't let her.
 She's not gonna be brave.
 She's not gonna be to slow.
 To make her attack
 When he starts showing his back like a fool yah.
 Been made to take all that she could.
 Mother and child, oh make their escape.
 Yah, they left him lying there in a dark pool of his own hate.
 There was no time to contemplate.
 In a house by the door, there's a rifle with a rusted sight
 Taking aim, making sure, going to end it all tonight.
 He's the lamb with a loaded gun
 Quietly beggin' her to get it done
 She looks like a ghost but at least she's not weeping...
 She's not gonna be brave.
 But she's not gonna be to slow.
 To make her attack
 When he starts showing his back like a fool.
 Yah Oh
 Been made to take al that she could.
 Mother and child oh make their escape
 Oh yah
 They left him lying there in a dark pool of his own hate
 There was no time to contemplate
 Red
 Black
 Faces that come undone
 Beg,
 Plead
 And then drop like setting suns
 Compassion please
 Not until she's
 Been broken
 Been broken
 Oh now day after day learn to swallow down
 Bite after bite of all the pride you can
 She said, "keep your head when he comes
 Bleed and suffering,
 Find freedom"
 Compassion please not until she's
 Been broken.
 Whisper:
 It's ok
 It's ok
 It's ok
 Everything is okay
 Everything is okay