It took a lot of reasoning before she got to pleasing him
She made a combination of despair and inspiration
A mother and a mistress, a sister to her sisters
A child who hoped her dreams come true but now she's only stuck with you
At least she has a home to share, a man who comes to do her hair
A garden with a patio, a place to have a barbecue
The envy of her neighbors who smile and wave and ask her
If they could live for just a day in luxury and ecstasy
But it's a long way home from where she's come
It's a long way back, too much to ask
The trash is in the garbage can, the mystery of Wonderland
One day she thinks of leaving him, the next she treats him like a king
She hears it on the radio and sees it on the video
She waits until the kids have grown and then she thinks she'll start again
But it's a long way home from where she's come
It's a long way back, too much to ask
Before she gave her friends a ring she promised almost everything
They ran away to paradise, but everything will have its price
From woman number one to woman number two
Now she's woman number three and she thinks that she is lucky
But it's a long way home from where she's come
It's a long way back, too much to ask
From X Y Z
To
Women three
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