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Linda works the diner, pourin coffee, slingin hash
She said, "I wouldnīt have come in today
But I really need the cash
I know I canīt fool anyone cause dark glasses tell no lies
But make-up wonīt cover up a blackened eye"
Oh oh oh no
You see Jimmy works construction now
But yesterday it rained
So he went down to the liquor store
And by noon he felt no pain
I came in an hour late, then I let his supper burn
Well he hit the roof, hit the wall
And then it was my turn
He said, "A manīs home is castle
It always has been and so it remains"
But he holds the keys in a fist of rage
His home is his castle
And mine is a cage
Someone must have heard the noise and they dialed 911
And the cop who showed up at the door asked,
"Is there a problem son"
Jimmy smiled and said "No sir, just a little fight thatīs all
Hey you know how it gets sometimes
When youīre laying down the law"
Oh oh oh no
So I pulled out my suitcase
I started packin up my clothes
And Jimmy said, "Now Linda, where do you
Expect to go with those"
I told him, "I have tried but no an ounce
of love survives"
Well he grabbed my wrist and shouted
"Youīre not leaving here alive"
She said, "Iīm saving up my money
And when I get the nerve Iīll run
But Jim donīt give up easily so I intend
To buy a gun
He will never see the way he treats me is a crime
Somebody oughta lock him up
But Iīm the one whoīs done the time"
He said, "A manīs home is castle
It always has been and so it remains"
But he holds the keys in a fist of rage
His home is his castle
And mine is a cage