Tough Love

[Verse 1]
There she sits in an empty room
The look on her face says it all
A bruise appears 'round a crying eye
As the teardrops sadly fall

[Chorus 1]
He knocked her over, he hit her
And told her she's stupid
He's out of his head once again
She knows that tough love is needed
To save the love of her friend

[Verse 2]
There he sits in a freezing car
She's in her bed in the warm
The cold light of the morning sky
Finds him cramped and looking worn

[Chorus 2]
He wanders inside on tiptoes
And brews up some coffee
He's shaking and sweating again
She knows that tough love is needed
To save the love of her friend

[Bridge]
They talk it over but it's not easy
Sorting it out
She cannot take it when he tells lies
And sneaks off out of the room
Returning like somebody's lost balloon

[Verse 2]
Tea leaves sit in an empty cup
No expression on his face
The TV's showing commercials
He's back in her arms again

[Chorus 3]
No more the drugs and the drinking
Her heart can stop sinking
Now that he's home once again
She knows that tough love is needed
To save the love of her friend

[Outro]
They talked it over for hours and hours and hours
‘Til everything sounded the same
She knows it's tough love that she finds in her heart
To dissolve the pain