SHE AIN’T COMIN’ HOME AT NIGHT

by Stan C. Countz

Docta, I need a new prescription
Can’t seem to get to sleep at night
Been ta more than one physician
No one can seem ta get it right

I’m not sure, but I think I might
Have a cure for what’s ailin’ me
I think my eyes are failin’ me
‘cuz I just can’t see why
She ain’t comin’ home at night

I’ve tried those purple pills
But they’re still not workin’
I sure hope you’ve got somethin’
That will make it stop hurtin’

I keep wonderin’ and ponderin’
What I could’ve done differently
To keep her from wanderin’
And runnin’ away from me?

Wish I hadn’t been so mad and mean
I keep replaying and repeating
Each frame of that final scene
On the screen of my mind’s eye

I keep wonderin’ why
I can’t seem to get it right
I wish I knew what I could do
To get some sleep at night

CHORUS
I think I now know the reason why
I can’t seem to get to sleep at night
I miss her kissin’ n holdin’ me tight
But she ain’t comin’ home tonight

I ain’t jokin’ and I ain’t teasin’
If it ain’t broken give me one good reason
Why I should even try to fix it
When she just wants to 86 it

I’m tryin’ to stay open to logic and to reason
I keep hopin’ it’s just that time of the season
That she’ll change her mind and come home
That she’ll walk the line; never more to roam

I thought I always knew exactly what to do
Always thought I knew what I was there for
Wish I could kiss her; I really do miss her
But this wasn’t that easy to prepare for

I think I’ve finally figured out why
She ain’t comin’ home at night
She don’t wanna scream and fight
She’s tired of me having to be right

She wants someone to hold her tight
To give her her heart’s delight
And treat her right; that’s why
She ain’t comin’ home at night

Just wish I knew if we were really through
Why do I lay awake ‘til the break of dawn?
Before I even knew what was goin’ on
I turned around and she was gone

Why must I lay awake all night long?
Wakin’ up to the radio playin’ our favorite song
Wish I knew the truth about what went wrong
My heart is a ball in a game of ping pong

And I don’t know how to finish this song
Just wish I knew what really went wrong
Before I even knew what was goin’ on
I turned around and she was gone…