Good Woman

She doesn't let her blonde hair fade
She doesn't let her golden smile slip away
She keeps her nails a shade of red
And she never goes out dancing cause she does just what he says

When he comes home
Drenched in whiskey and some other girl's perfume
She holds his hand
Listens patiently and takes off both his shoes
Because that's what a good woman must do for love
That's what a good woman must do

She's never known an honest man
Like her momma said, you've got to take what you can
She wonders if he'll ever see
The subtle sinking feeling this is all she'll ever be

But when he comes home
Drenched in whiskey and some other girl's perfume
She holds his hand
Listens patiently and takes off both his shoes
Because that's what a good woman must do for love
That's what a good woman must do

For years she tried to make him change
But nothing seemed to budge
And everything she did for him, she did it out of love
He blackened her eyes
He smashed her desires
He smothered her fire
He crushed her with lies
And finally, she's realized
That only one of them is getting out of there alive

So when he comes home
Drenched in whiskey and some other girl's perfume
She'll hold back his hands
Draw the knife and she has no excuse
Because that's what a good woman must do for love
That's what a good woman must do
That's what a good woman must do