NOT A PRETTY SUBJECT TO WRITE ABOUT BUT IT'S A TOPIC THAT KEEPS POPPING UP WITH SICKENING REGULARITY IN THE MEDIA.
THOUGH I WROTE IT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THE LOCKDOWNS SEEMED TO HAVE EXACERBATED THE SITUATION FOR MANY HELPLESS WOMEN.
lyrics
ONE HIT WONDER
SHE’S GOT A HEART FULL OF DREAMS
SHE LIKES TO SHAKE THEM UP AND LET THEM FLY IN THE WIND
HE’S GOT A FACE SET IN STONE
ANGER IS ETCHED ON EVERYTHING HE’S EVER OWNED
HE’S A ONE HIT WONDER, SCREAMING BLUE MURDER
AS HE LANDS A PUNCH ON HER
SHE RUNS FOR COVER, A MAD DOG FOR A LOVER
HIS EYES ARE LIKE THUNDER AS HE STANDS ABOVE HER
HOW COME NOBODY TOLD HER
HE’S A ONE HIT WONDER
ONCE HE SWEPT HER OFF HER FEET
WITH ANIMAL CHARM AND TALK THAT WAS CHEAP
NOW SHE LIES THERE ON THE FLOOR
HE’S BOXING CLEVER, COMING BACK FOR MORE
HE’S A ONE HIT WONDER, SCREAMING BLUE MURDER
HIS HEART IS COLDER THAN A DEAD SOLDIER
LATER HE’LL PHONE HER, WANTIN’ TO HOLD HER
CONSOLE HER, CRY ON HER SHOULDER
HOW COME NOBODY TOLD HER
HE’S A ONE HIT WONDER
NOW EVERYDAY IS HIT AND MISS
SHE COUNTS TO TEN, THERE’S BLOOD ON HER LIPS
SHE FINALLY LEAVES, STARTS A NEW LIFE
MEETS SOMEONE ELSE AND BELIEVES ALL HIS LIES
HE’S A ONE HIT WONDER, SCREAMING BLUE MURDER
HIS HEART IS COLDER THAN A DEAD SOLDIER
LATER HE’LL PHONE HER, WANTIN’ TO HOLD HER
CONSOLE HER, CONTROL HER
HOW COME NOBODY TOLD HER
HE’S A ONE HIT WONDER
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