[Verse 1]

Walking down the street at night
She couldn't put up a fight
Oh no, oh no
Her daddy likes to drink all day
Her mother drugs her life away
Oh no, oh no

[Chorus]

It was Sunday on that day
Charlene decided not to live her life that way
She got a job, a car and moved away
Left home, left town and buckled down
On a trip to a better life she hadn't found
No more words that hurt that they'd always say
She's on her way

[Verse 1]

Just before Charlene left town
She had one more thing she'd written down
Ooh oh, ooh oh
She visited her brothers grave
I'll live my life better for both of us she prayed
(Oh she prayed)
Ooh oh, ooh oh

[Chorus]

It was Sunday on that day
Charlene decided not to live her life that way
She got a job, a car and moved away
Left home, left town and buckled down
On a trip to a better life she hadn't found
No more words that hurt that they'd always say
She's on her way
She's on her way