Verso
She don't want nobody near but you can't get away from that
They appear and disappear and they all get a string attached
Refrão
Pretty soon they've got you hanging on the line
Pretty soon they're singing one by one, the same old rhyme
They say, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
Verso
She don't want nobody home cause it's a little too crowded then
But she don't want to be alone so they just keep pouring in
Refrão
Pretty soon they've got her headed for the door
She comes home to find that they're not hanging 'round no more
She says, "I'm alright, you just can't get home tonight"
Pre-refrão
Don't you wonder what she looks like in the light?
She says "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
Ponte
Pretty white-washed lies, endless alibis
And reasons that need cleaning every night
Half a world away you can't wash away
The stain of the deceiving and the things that you cannot believe
Verso
And well, she don't want no one around cause she don't want anybody to see
What she looks like when she's down cause that's a really sad place to be
Chorus
Pretty soon she gets them crawling up the walls
Then she wonders why they beg her please to never call
She says "I'm ok, it's alright, hey look who's on TV tonight"
She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
Pre-refrão
Don't you wonder why it's dark outside at night?
Refrão
She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"