There she sits in an empty room
The look on her face says it all
A bruise appears round a crying eye
As the tear drops sadly fallHe knocked her over, he hit her
And told her, she's stupid
Hes high as a kite once again
She knows that tough love is needed
To save the love of her friendThere 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 wornHe wanders inside on tiptoes
And brews up some coffee
Hes shaking and sweating again
She knows that tough love is needed
To save the love of her friendThey 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 balloonTea leaves sit in an empty cup
No expression on his face
The TV's showing commercials
He's back in her arms againNo 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 friendThey 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