To Write Love

She is reckless
Throwing dollars in the wind
And she hears the landlord knocking now

She's an orphan
Never knew her daddy's name
And her momma passed when she came out

Now she's in West Virginia
Working overtime
How can you love this world
How can you love this life

She's in West Virginia
All alone inside her mind
How can she love this world
How can she live this life

She pulls out her knife
And she starts to write
The story of her life
On her arms tonight

And with every breathe
The pain turns to red
Can she make this right
Can she love herself tonight

She's had boyfriends
None of them could hold her down
Said they drank too much and talked too loud

Free as a gypsy
In the mountains of the south
Where she dreams of one day getting out

But she's in West Virginia
Working overtime
How can you love this world
When she don’t want this life

She pulls out her knife
And she starts to write
The story of her life
On her arms tonight

And with every breathe
The pain turns to red
Can she make this right
Can she love herself tonight

She's in West Virginia
Working overtime
What if she leaves this place
To start a brand new life

Then she starts to cry
Till the tears run dry
All pain in her eyes
Pouring out tonight

So she runs outside
Puts the car in drive
With the hope she'll find
When she crosses this state line