It's three in the morning on a Saturday night
The laundry and dishes just ain't worth the fight
Headlights are dancin' across the living room wall
And that long distant highway just echos the hall

Now the babies are sleeping on back in their room,
And he's been passed out on the sofa since noon
Nobody told her about none of these things,
And God knows, she'd leave there if heartaches had wings

If heartaches had wings she would fly,
Away like some bird through the night
It's a long, long way from a young girl's dream,
But she'd surely leave there if heartaches had wings

She grew up believin' that wishes come true:
A knight on a white horse, like some young girls do
So she married her the captain of the school football team,
Just like she was supposed to as Homecoming Queen

If heartaches had wings she would fly,
Away like some bird through the night
It's a long, long way from a young girl's dream,
But she'd surely leave there if heartaches had wings

She turns out the lights and she lays down in bed,
The sound of that highway still runs through her head
She closes her eyes and she whispers those prayers,
And falls asleep wondering: "Does anyone care?"

If heartaches had wings she would fly,
Away like some bird through the night
It's a long, long way from a young girl's dream,
God knows, she'd leave there if heartaches had wings
If heartaches had wings