Can
Lace Lyrics

There's a little two-room house just outside of town
The story starts in a little house located just outside of town.

With a little picket fence and the blinds pulled down
The house has a picket fence and the blinds are lowered.

A wife with two young kids
The wife in the house has two young children.

She sees them off to bed
The wife is putting the children to bed.

As she waits for her husband to come home
The wife is waiting for her husband to come home.

Lately she's been doing a lot of thinking
The wife has been having deep thoughts lately.

About the arguments and why she's hurting
The wife is thinking about the arguments that led to her current emotional pain.

Is it worth the extra mile
She wonders if the effort is worth it.

To hang on for a little while
She is contemplating holding on for a little bit longer.

When she's had all the heartache she can stand
Despite her previous efforts, she has reached her limit of emotional pain.

And her mama's words still echo in her head
Her mother's advice from the past still resonates with her.

Girl, he can't talk without his hands
Her mother reminds her that her husband cannot communicate without physical actions.

What's made you stay this long I don't understand
Her mother wonders why she has been staying in the relationship for so long.

If you leave now you might still have a chance
Her mother believes that leaving now provides a chance for a better future.

'Cause girl, he can't talk without his hands
Her mother reminds her once more that her husband cannot communicate effectively without physical actions.

There's a little two-room house just a few miles down
In the second half of the story, there's another small house just a few miles away.

The little girl's grown up and she's married now
The little girl from the first half of the story has grown up and is married now.

Tears on a window pane
There are tears on a windowpane in the second house.

With a baby on the way
The woman in the second house is pregnant.

As she waits for her husband to come home
She is waiting for her husband to come home, just like the woman in the first half of the story.

She calls her mama up on the telephone
The woman reaches out to her mother for advice.

She says it's getting dark and I'm all alone
The woman is worried as it's getting dark and she's by herself.

Can we talk for a little while
The woman asks her mother if they can talk for a while.

Mama says what's the matter child
Her mother asks her what's wrong.

But she knows that her baby's been misled
The woman knows that her husband has misled her in some way.

And her mama's words still echo in her head
Once again, her mother's advice echoes in her head.

She said, girl, he can't talk without his hands
Her mother reminds her again that her husband cannot communicate effectively without physical actions.

What's made you stay this long I don't understand
Her mother again expresses disbelief as to why she has stayed for so long.

If you leave now you might still have a chance
Her mother tells her that leaving now might still provide a chance for a better future.

'Cause girl, he can't talk without his hands
Once again, her mother drives home the point that her husband lacks effective communication skills.