She Sits On The Table
She sits on the table in a dress made of paper
Diplomas all over the wall
One university, one school of medicine
She's overwhelmed by it all
The nurse is all sympathy, voice of experience:
Let's have a look at that eye
It's going to look bad for a week, maybe more
Go on, darling, it's all right to cry
(CHORUS): How can I leave him, she is crying
What could I do, where would I go?
He didn't mean it, he will change someday
Oh, God, how he used to love me so
The doctor is busy, his manner professional
She finds she must look at the floor
He looks at her eye, at her ribs and her arm
And it seems every last inch is sore
The doctor is handsome, he smells of cologne
And his figure's athletically slim
He speaks disapprovingly: What did you do
To deserve such a beating from him?
(CHORUS)
The policeman is waiting outside in the corridor
He speaks to her as to a child
He's friends with her husband, he's angry with her
And he asks if there'll be charges filed
She says she's not sure, she needs time to recover
She feels beaten down in disgrace
The policeman asks isn't she secretly glad
For a man who'll keep her in her place
(CHORUS)
Ella se sienta en la mesa
Ella se sienta en la mesa con un vestido de papel
Diplomas por todas partes en la pared
Una universidad, una escuela de medicina
Está abrumada por todo esto
La enfermera es toda simpatía, voz de experiencia:
Vamos a ver ese ojo
Va a lucir mal por una semana, tal vez más
Adelante, cariño, está bien llorar
(CORO): ¿Cómo puedo dejarlo, ella está llorando
¿Qué podría hacer, a dónde iría?
Él no lo quiso, cambiará algún día
Oh, Dios, cómo solía amarme tanto
El doctor está ocupado, su manera profesional
Ella se da cuenta de que debe mirar al piso
Él mira su ojo, sus costillas y su brazo
Y parece que cada centímetro está adolorido
El doctor es apuesto, huele a colonia
Y su figura es atléticamente delgada
Habla con desaprobación: ¿Qué hiciste
Para merecer tal golpiza de él?
(CORO)
El policía está esperando afuera en el pasillo
Le habla como a una niña
Es amigo de su esposo, está enojado con ella
Y pregunta si presentará cargos
Ella dice que no está segura, necesita tiempo para recuperarse
Se siente abatida en la desgracia
El policía pregunta si secretamente no está contenta
Por un hombre que la mantendrá en su lugar
(CORO)