I Can Be That Woman

You're asleep on the couch with Tammy

And she looks straight up at me

The reproach in her eyes is imagined

But the pain that I feel is real

She jumps down and her tail is swishing

Like a feather right under your nose

And then you wake up and you're bleary-eyed

I say I'm sorry, I can see you've cried

You look frail as you stand before me

Then you curse and kick a chair

And the dog, bless her heart, licks my fingers

But she jerks every time you swear

I feel sick and my hands are shaking

This is how all our fights have begun

You say you've had it

And you say, "Screw you!"

I say," love you!"

And I know it's true

You're not the man you should have been

I let you down somehow (Not the one I could have been)

I'm not the woman I could have been (I can be that woman)

But I can be that woman now

You're confused when you turn to face me

Is it true or is she drunk?

But it's clear that I've hit my rock bottom

I'm aware of how far I've sunk

And the dog is the first to feel it

There's a shimmer of hope in your eyes

You can't believe it

But you're close to tears

Oh God! I'm sorry for the wasted years

(Not the one I could have been)

You're not the man you should have been (I let you down)

I let you down somehow (Not the one I could have been)

I'm not the woman I could have been (I can be that woman now)

But I can be that woman now