HER CHECK, IT CAME IN THE MAIL JUST THE OTHER DAY
YOU KNOW SHE ONLY GETS ONE A MONTH
HER HUSBAND DIED FIVE YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER
AND SHE STILL MISSES HIM SO MUCH
SHE’S SO LONELY AND SHE DON’T KNOW HOW SHE’S GONNA SURVIVE

SHE WENT OUT TODAY AND BOUGHT HER GROCERIES
BUT HER PRESCRIPTION BAG STILL SITS ON THE DRUGSTORE SHELF
SHE HAD TO PAY HER RENT SO THERE’S NOTHING LEFT FOR THE COPAYS
AND THERE’S NO MONEY IN HER PURSE FOR ANYTHING ELSE
SHE’S GETTING DESPERATE ‘CAUSE SHE DON’T KNOW HOW SHE’S GONNA SURVIVE

HER DEPRESSION, IT DEEPENS DAILY
AND SHE CAN’T SEEM TO GET MUCH SLEEP AT NIGHT                                 BUT THE MEDICINE THE DOCTOR PRESCRIBED TO HELP HER
IS TOO EXPENSIVE    HEY IT JUST AIN’T RIGHT THAT
SHE CAN’T AFFORD IT SO SHE DON’T KNOW HOW SHE’S GONNA SURVIVE

HER FRIENDS ARE ALL GONE NOW OR IN NURSING HOMES
SO THERE’S NO ONE AROUND TO SHARE THIS PAIN
YOU KNOW SHE TRIES HER BEST TO STAY BUSY
BUT SHE ENDS UP FEELING LIKE IT’S ALL IN VAIN 
SHE’S FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS  
FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS
SHE CAN’T SURVIVE
AND SHE’S SO TIRED
SO TIRED
TIRED