The sirens cut through the city As the phones all start ringing out The air tastes so sweet and sticky Leaves a bad taste there in your mouth How long before she had enough? Most people would have given up There's only so much pain that she could take Face down upon the kitchen floor The kids screaming through the bedroom walls Well he beat her until all she could was break She started swinging for the fence God damn it was only self defence So she hit him hard and then she hit again They all said that he was one of the boys But the neighbourhood all heard the noise Turned their TVs up to drown out all the sound Not one of them was checking in Shootin' daggers at her torn up skin Then they passed her by while staring at the ground Her face was worn down by the tears Of being beaten down for years So she hit him hard and then she hit again