There she sits in an empty room

The look on her face says it all

A bruise appears round a crying eye

As the tear drops sadly fall He knocked her over, he hit her

And told her, she's stupid

Hes high as a kite once again

She knows that tough love is needed

To save the love of her friend There he sits in a freezing car

She's in her bed in the warm

The cold light of the morning sky

Finds him cramped and looking worn He wanders inside on tiptoes

And brews up some coffee

Hes shaking and sweating again

She knows that tough love is needed

To save the love of her friend They talk it over but it's not easy sorting it out

She cannot take it when he tells lies

And sneaks off out of the room

Returning like somebody's lost balloon Tea leaves sit in an empty cup

No expression on his face

The TV's showing commercials

He's back in her arms again No more the drugs and the drinking

Her heart can stop sinking

Now that he's home once again

She knows that tough love is needed

To save the love of her friend They talked it over for hours and hours and hours

Til everything sounded the same

She knows, it's tough love that she finds in her heart

To dissolve the pain