She's finally gone, it has taken her so long
But the beatings went on and he started on the kids
She thought the thing through, picked them up from school then fled into the night

Chorus:
She was so scared she was paralysed
He held a knife, an inch away from her face

He'd break down and cry and beg forgiveness once again
But she'd heard all those lies, far too many times
She'd make herself look good like any girl would
The makeup hides the scars

Chorus:
She was so scared she was paralysed
He held a knife, an inch away from her face
Yeah, an inch away from her face

Well, times are hard, without money spent on booze
You can't call the police, you know, there is nothing they can do
It's domestic you see and anyway, who the hell do you think they'd believe
She said I've got to go, I'm not safe in my home
But what the hell's it like out there

Chorus:
She was so scared she was paralysed
He held a knife, an inch away from her face
Yeah, an inch away from her face
Yeah, an inch away from her face

The holiday snaps don't tell the truth
The good times, they will haunt you
But they were so few
She's finally gone, it has taken her so long
But the beatings went on and he started on the kids
A beautiful girl of fourteen years
How the hell could he harm her

Chorus:
She was so scared she was paralysed
He held a knife, an inch away from her face
Yeah, an inch away from her face
Yeah, an inch away from her face
Yeah, an inch away from her face

The blade wasn't used
But they were both stabbed through the heart
By the cold icy chill of a thought
That this was just the start
The beginning of the end

(Copyright DREWETT 1988 - Cote Basque Music Publishing Limited)