Devon the night is bleeding lyrics

Everybody envied me as i

 Walked down the aisle

 Picture perfect wedded bliss

 A pair of matching smiles

 

 I never knew what kind of man he was

 It took me by surprise

 The day he grabbed me by the hair

 And glared at me with reaper's eyes

 

 Now the night is bleeding

 The law protects a man who beats his wife

 The night is bleeding

 The law ignores a woman pleading for her life

 

 Your paper handcuffs couldn't stop him

 They never even slowed him down

 I had to worry he'd be standing there

 Every time i turned around

 

 You believed him when he said i deserved it

 You believed him when he spun his lies

 You even nodded when he said he was so sorry

 Your callus ears ignored my cries

 

 Now the night is bleeding

 The law protects a man who beats his wife

 The night is bleeding

 The law ignores a woman pleading for her life

 

 Treat the symptom, ignore the disease

 There's no such thing as an idle threat

 We all know, we all know

 Where it leads

 

 Where were you when he said he was coming

 Where were you when i said i was scared

 Where were you when he kicked down the door

 And where were you when he threw me down the stairs

 

 Where were you

 Where were you

 The night is bleeding

 

 You say you're here to serve and protect

 But you ignore and reject my cries for help

 The night is bleeding

 The night is bleeding