Words and music by Andrew Dutney
Written in Scotland, 1982
lyrics
She packs a suitcase and she leaves him
She takes what's left of her away
She leaves their furniture and promises
The stuff two years accumulates
A girlfriend drives round to collect her
And takes her, wordless, to her room
No on blames the girl
This is the modern world
She'll do much better on her own
The nurses call it termination
Her friends don't talk of it at all
Her parents mustn't hear the story
Her boyfriend won't return her calls
The NHS can keep a secret
But no one really wants to know
No one blames the girl
This is the modern world
She'll have to do it on her own
A social worker has her cases
A doctor lends a listening ear
A preacher tries to know the people
There's troubles legal minds can clear
We plain folk leave it to the experts
They don't disturb our happy homes
No one blames the girls
This is the modern world
They shouldn't think they're on their own
credits
from Eight Songs,
released June 1, 1987
Andrew Dutney: Vocal and guitar
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