She was the most innocent by far
She'd never ran a light, nor told a lie
Nor even seen a falling star
She walked through this world with a ringing in her ears
It was a sound that dampened all her hopes
And heightened all her fears
The sound was caused by an angry voice loud in the night
And she knew no matter what she did
She couldn't stop its flight
Whoa-oh
And her life was so confused
All the days and nights were filled with pain
Because she knew she was being used
Whoa-oh
But he was just too strong
As he held her down with words of hate
She sang Robin's song
He was a villain dressed in black
With a disposition harsh enough
To send shivers down your back
He turned his back on her for spite
As he sowed his oats in other fields
Almost each and every night
Sure it was okay for him to fool around
But if he saw her eye on another guy
Well he'd knock her six feet underground
Whoa-oh
Yeah and he was so short-fused
All his days and nights were filled with wine
And substances abused
Whoa-oh
It had been going on so long
And as he stumbled towards her, left hand raised
She sang Robin's song
Late one night by the riverside
She told all her problems to me
Of how her life was like slow suicide
I never knew how cruel a person could be
He ruled her life with an iron fist
And he kept her away from her friends
She asked me when it would ever end
Will it ever end
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I listened very close that night
And for the life of me, I couldn't see
Why she didn't try to fight
I knew that she could not prolong her misery
For it was clear to me, from the way she talked
That he would soon be history
The very next day I saw them walking hand in hand
And as she passed me by, I caught her eye
Saw he was still her man
Whoa-oh
I guess some people just can't change
Through lack of will they just stand still
Though their lives may be so strange
Whoa-oh
And they don't know right from wrong
But when they're in a corner, no way out
They sing Robin's song
And every night that I pass that riverside
I get angry just knowing that she
Is lost and alone with a life like slow suicide