Rita's out on the street tonight

Driving through the rain

She's got lots of new reasons not to trust any man again

And even though she'll be alright

She'll never be the same again

She'll move closer to her mama, let her daughter keep her daddy's name

Sometimes you've only got one road and it's a rocky ride

Sometimes there isn't time to think about the tears you've cried



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You take it as it comes

When you've got no way to hide from the hurting inside

When there's nowhere you can really run

You take it as it comes



Rita's out on the street tonight

Midnight feels so strange

She's got her baby in the car seat

Her sleeping face flashing as the signals change

They roll up to the corner for the seventh time

As they circle around the square

The movie crowd is spilling out across the street

Rita sits at that light and stares

And she wonders if there's any reason in the world to try

And she glances at her little girl and she remembers why



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And one foot goes in front of the other

And one day rolls into the next

Sometimes you've got to let your heart be numb

And take it as it comes



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