SOMEBODY SHOULD LEAVE
(Reba McEntire)


Reba McEntire - 1984





It sure gets quiet when the kids go to bed
We lay here in the silence, putting off what must be said
I read a book, you watch TV as our love dies quietly
I'm so sad, I don't know what I've just read

Somebody should leave, but which one should it be
You need the kids and they need me
Somebody should leave, but we hate to give in
We keep hopin' somehow we might need each other again

You say goodnight and turn and face the wall
We lie here in the darkness and the tears start to fall
If it was only you and me, goodbye might come more easily
But what about those babies down the hall

Somebody should leave, but which one should it be
You need the kids and they need me
Somebody should leave, but we hate to give in
We keep hopin' somehow we might need each other again

Somebody should leave, but we hate to give in
We just keep hopin' we might need each other again






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2014)