She Can't Save Him

She can hear his car as it pulls in the drive

She can whisper a prayer, "Thank God, he's alive"

She can meet him at the door and catch him when he falls

She can even believe that it isn't his fault

But she can't save him

She can make his coffee in the cold light of day

She can make his excuses, tell the boss he'll be late

She can wave at the neighbors, kiss him goodbye

And not say a word 'bout what happened last night

But she can't save him

Sometimes she dreams that he's caught in a stream

And the water keeps pulling him down

She reaches for him as he pulls her in

She wakes just before she drowns

But she can remember the man that he was

And still shed a tear for what he's become

She can live in that house until the day

She sees that it's only herself she can save