music & vocals Tony Nybeek/lyrics Jonie Sutherland
Rights
Nybeek/Sutherland
Uploaded
April 24, 2013
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.5 MB • 160 kbps • 3:01
Story behind the song
Semi-Finalist in UK Songwriting Contest 2012
Lyrics
Not Strong Enough (To Leave)
He comes home late again
This time after ten
Says he grabbed some dinner after work
But when he leans to kiss you
Lies and says he missed you
You can smell a woman on his shirt
Some things never change
But you hang in all the same
Believing you're not strong enough to leave
On Friday night he'll drink
Come Saturday you'll think
Maybe he's gonna soften over time
But his anger and abuses
His pitiful excuses
Promise it gets harder down the line
You'll try to make the best of it
Cover up the rest of it
Believing you're not strong enough to leave
Some things never change
But you hang in all the same
Believing you're not strong enough to leave
The underlying thought
That dreams are all for naught
Haunts you as you drift away to sleep
When he fumbles in the dark
Wakes you with a start
Reaches for you underneath the sheets
You crawl inside the cold embrace
Of nothing else to take its place
Believing you're not strong enough to leave
Some things never change
But you hang in all the same
Believing you're not strong enough to leave
