When you show up like that,
what am I supposed to say

Takes a while for the bruises to heal
Oh you've got to escape,
before it's too late

Children of the garden -
tangled in danger -
playing the smile,
and suffering suffering alone

Daring a battle with the bastard
who's killing us slowly

Sleepless commotion
Sleepless commotion

and slash the water bed
and slashed all her clothes
smashed all the crystal
and broke the window

Sleepless commotion
Sleepless comomotion

Police won't arrive,
and I've hidden the scotch
Oh that's made matters worse
Now he's laughing at us

Children of the garden -
tangled in danger -
playing the smile
and suffering suffering alone

I'm praying for daybreak
I'm praying for peace
I'm praying for freedom
I'm praying she'll leave him

And all i can do is
protect while i'm here now
I won't go too far
I have nothing to fear

Except when i am not here

Now it's over,
the night won't return
a phone call in search of her soul
I left her alone
Why'd i leave her alone?

Sleepless commotion,
Sleepless commotion

Children of the garden -
tangled in danger -
playing the smile,
suffering
and suffering alone