She tries to hide the bruises she says it wasn't him But sometimes he looses his temper And again he'll come home and look for a fight But she tells herself it's alright She hopes someday it's alright She doesn't tell anybody but everyone can tell That there's something she's hiding, she hasn't been herself But she still goes out everynightshe tells herself it's alright She hopes someday it's alright... its alright..its alright..its alright She has to make excuses for all of this abuse And it's sad the truth is she's scared of what he'll do If she'd ever walk out of his life So she tells herself it's alright She hopes someday it's alright..it's alright.. It's alright...it's alright.. it's alright...it's alright.. She sits and she waits it's not getting any better It's never too late but she knows it's now or never She'll get up the strength to stand up to him tonight 'cause she knows that it's alright She says today she's leaving, she says she's had enough Sick of being mistreated, she knows that isn't love So tonight, she's saying goodbye and she tells herself it's alright Yea, she knows she's gonna make it tonight Yea, she's finally going on with her life And she knows that it's alright...it's alright...it's alright...it's alright...it's alright... it's alright...it's alright She sits and she waits it's not getting any better It's never too late but she knows it's now or never She'll get up the strength to stand up to him tonight 'cause she knows taht it's alright