Walk Away

[Verse 1]
I ran into Cathy in a health food store
I hadn't seen Cathy for a year or more
And she was looking tired at half-past three
Wasn't the Cathy it used to be
"Monday through to Wednesday, I handle cash
Thursday through to Sunday, I get smashed
I earned enough money to buy the stuff"
"Cathy," I said, "I've heard enough"

[Chorus]
Walk away from home
Walk away from home
Walk away, from home

[Verse 2]
"Remember those holidays by the beach
When our parents gave us sixty dollars each?
And we stood like pilgrims on the top of a cliff
The salt sea spray made my skin stiff
I haven't seen the coast since I moved into town
Guess it's the kind of life I'm living now
Sometimes I wish I could get away"
"Cathy," I said, "Who's making you stay?"

[Chorus]
Walk away from home
Walk away from home
Walk away, from home

[Verse 3]
"So, who's this guy you're living with now?
A little while back you turned him down"
"If I tell you, don't think less of me
I'm living with him because it's... rent-free"
Cathy's eyes were pink like scars
"Sometimes I think I'm living too fast"
"Cathy," I said, "I have no sympathy
Look up masochism in the dictionary"

[Chorus]
Walk away from home
Walk away from home
Walk away, from home

[Outro]
Walk away
Walk away
Walk away from what you know