Don't Listen to the Voices Baby

I was the girl down the street

Hand-me-down shoes on my feet

Watching the king of the hallway

Smile every time he looked my way

The girls all laughed in the bathroom line

Said, “He’ll get bored, just give it time”

Every whisper cut right through me

Till one night Tommy finally saw me

Mascara tears on my cheeks

Shaking like autumn leaves

He took my hands and pulled me close

And said the words I needed most

“Don’t listen to the voices, baby

You’re the one for me

We’re gonna be together

From now until the end, you’ll see

You’re the one I want

You’re the one I need

There’s nothing they can say

To pull me away from you and me”

Friday lights turned into factory shifts

Dreams got smaller, life got big

A little house and a couple kids

Trying to stretch what money gives

One night I found him at the kitchen table

Head in his hands, barely able

To hide the fear behind his eyes

Like he thought love had a price

Bills stacked high like waves

He looked at me ashamed

So I sat beside him in the dark

And gave him back his own heart

“Don’t listen to the voices, baby

You’re the one for me

We’re gonna be together

From now until the end, you’ll see

You’re the one I want

You’re the one I need

There’s nothing they can say

To pull me away from you and me”

Life gets hard, hearts get tired

Some days the world feels cold

But love ain’t magic movie moments

It’s choosing not to let go

When the doubts start screaming loud

And fear won’t let us sleep

We drown them out together

With the promises we keep

So don’t listen to the voices, baby

You’re still the one for me

Through every storm and every scar

You’re still my family

You’re the one I want

You’re the one I need

And there’s nothing life can say

To pull me away from you and me

The football king and the girl next door

Still dancing in the kitchen floor

And every time the world gets cruel

We say those words like they’re brand new