Tekst piosenki
Every night, he comes home late,
and if she's lucky he'll just pass her by.
Every night, she sits and waits
though he never thought to ask her why.
Broken table in the kitchen,
neighbours wake and listen.
He complains about the mess in the place;
in the morning she'll forgive him,
think of any reason to forget
about the state of her face.
She's got a no return ticket
on an overnight train;
as it pulls away from Jericho Bay.
She leaves a sleepy town station
and a simple gold ring
as a souvenir of Jericho Bay.
Everyday, she counted the hours and the weeks;
she counted on the wall.
Everyday, just a little older,
everyday just like the one before.
She never told her mother,
never told her father,
never wasted one single tear.
Her secret safely hidden,
no word of explanation.
She packs her bag and closes the door.
She's got a no return ticket
on an overnight train;
as it pulls away from Jericho Bay.
She's got a secondhand suitcase,
her Sunday dress on
and a photograph of Jericho Bay.
She leaves a sleepy town station
and a simple gold ring
as a souvenir of Jericho Bay.
And she can hear the rails singing,
way up to the moon
hanging yellow over Jericho Bay
and she'll never be back again.
