(Pamela Brown, David Roberts)
She looks at the clock, it's a quarter past nine.
Dia melihat jam, jam sembilan lewat seperempat.
She hears his car as he pulls in the drive.
Dia mendengar mobilnya saat dia menarik drive.
Dinner's still waiting from hours before.
Makan malam masih menunggu beberapa jam sebelumnya.
She knows he's been drinking when he walks through the door.
Dia tahu dia sudah minum saat dia berjalan melewati pintu.
In anger he strikes out and she starts to cry.
Dalam kemarahan dia menyerang keluar dan dia mulai menangis.
How much more can she take, how much more can
Berapa banyak lagi yang bisa dia ambil, berapa banyak lagi yang bisa dia dapatkan
she lie.
dia berbohong
And she fell down the stairs again.
Dan dia terjatuh dari tangga lagi.
But it hasn't happened since she don't know when.
Tapi itu belum terjadi sejak dia tidak tahu kapan.
Was it in spring when she packed up the kids, or
Apakah di musim semi saat dia mengemasi anak-anak, atau
maybe in winter with his job on the skids.
Mungkin di musim dingin dengan pekerjaannya di lereng.
Oh but just like before she'll have to
Oh tapi seperti sebelumnya dia harus melakukannya
pretend that she fell down the stairs again.
Berpura-pura dia terjatuh dari tangga lagi.
A short time ago, she started
Beberapa waktu yang lalu, dia memulai
a job, serving chicken fried steak and corn on the cob.
sebuah pekerjaan, menyajikan steak ayam goreng dan jagung rebus.
She started out shy, but she ended up sure,
Dia mulai malu, tapi akhirnya dia yakin,
that a ticket to anywhere could be the cure.
bahwa tiket ke mana saja bisa menjadi obatnya.
But he couldn't handle her change for the better.
Tapi dia tidak bisa menangani perubahannya menjadi lebih baik.
She tried to leave him , but he wouldn't let her.
Dia mencoba meninggalkannya, tapi dia tidak akan membiarkannya.
He says he's sorry, he'd never mean it.
Dia bilang dia menyesal, dia tidak akan pernah menyadarinya.
He swears it won't happen again. But she's so confused,
Dia bersumpah tidak akan terjadi lagi. Tapi dia sangat bingung,
she wants to believe it. She just wants this nightmare to end.
dia ingin mempercayainya Dia hanya ingin mimpi buruk ini berakhir.
And she fell down the stair again.
Dan dia terjatuh lagi ke tangga.
But it hasn't happened since she don't know when.
Tapi itu belum terjadi sejak dia tidak tahu kapan.
Was it in spring when she packed up the kids, or
Apakah di musim semi saat dia mengemasi anak-anak, atau
maybe in winter with his job on the skids.
Mungkin di musim dingin dengan pekerjaannya di lereng.
Oh but just like before she'll have to pretend
Oh tapi seperti sebelumnya dia harus berpura-pura
that she fell down the stairs again.
bahwa dia terjatuh dari tangga lagi.