[Verse 1]
Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins
Silently closing her bedroom door
Leaving the note that she hoped would say more
She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief Quietly turning the backdoor key
Stepping outside she is free

[Chorus 1]
She
We gave her most of our lives
Is leaving
Sacrificed most of our lives
Home
We gave her everything money could buy
She's leaving home
She's leaving home after living alone for so many years

[Verse 2]
Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown
Picks up the letter that's lying there
Standing alone at the top of the stairs
She breaks down and cries to her husband
"Daddy, our baby is gone!
Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?
How could she do this to me?"
[Chorus 2]
She
We never thought of ourselves
Is leaving
Never a thought for ourselves
Home
We struggled hard all our lives to get by
She's leaving home
She's leaving home after living alone for so many years

[Verse 3]
Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away
Waiting to keep the appointment she made
Meeting a man from the motor trade

[Chorus 3]
She
What did we do that was wrong?
Is having
We didn't know it was wrong
Fun
Fun is the one thing that money can't buy
She's having fun
Something inside that was always denied for so many years

[Outro]
She's leaving home
She's leaving home
She's leaving home
She's leaving home
She's leaving home
She's leaving home
Bye bye
Bye