Floorboard´s filled with baby toys,
An´ empty coke bottles an´ coffee cups.
Drivin´ through the rain with no radio,
Tryin´ not to wake her up.
Cell ´phone says "low battery",
God, what if I break down?
I´m just lookin´ for an exit with a lotta lights,
A safe little interstate town.

Just a cheap hotel,
With a single bed,
And cable TV:
Is good enough for me an´ Emily.

Some day, when she´s old enough,
She´s gonna start askin´ questions about him.
Some kid at school brings his Dad for show an´ tell,
An´ gets her little mind a-wonderin´:
"Where´s my Daddy? Do I have one?
"Does he not love me like you do?"
Oh, maybe I´ll find someone to love the both of us,
An´ I´ll tell her when she´s old enough to know the truth.

Will it break her heart?
Will she understand,
That I had to leave?
That´s what was best for me an´ Emily.

That house was never clean enough; his dinner never warm enough.
Nothing I did was ever good enough to make him happy.
So, I guess, he gave me what he thought I deserved,
But it would kill me if he ever raised his hand to her.

Big rigs are throwin´ rain on my windshield,
An´ I feel like they´re laughin´ at me.
Fin´lly the storm is lettin´ up,
An´ the mornin´ is breakin´ free.

It´s a brand new day,
It´s a second chance.
Yesterday is just a memory,
For me an´ Emily.
Ah.

Floorboard is filled with baby toys,
An´ empty coke bottles an´ coffee cups.
Least there´s one good thing that he gave me,
An´ she´s startin´ to wake up.