A Little Bit of Abuse - The Kinks

One on the nose one on the chin
You bruise so easy so why stay with him
He uses you just like a human punching bag
But you don't complain you're too scared to speak
Anyway it only really hurts you when you laugh
And when you eat
But you can't break the pattern week after week
The bruises show
But he must be special otherwise you'd just get up and go
You'll never let us know
Exactly how you feel
What's the use the cynics say it's no excuse
You keep running back just to get a little bit of abuse
You say it's okay
But I say that it's not right
You wind him up but you're living in fear
You keep going back but it ends in tears oh
That's quite a cut on the side of your head
Is it from his fist or did you really fall out of bed
Oh so uncouth
Excuse me is this your tooth
Why do you stay no one knows
Do you really love him or are you too scared to go
You're always nervous and on the edge of tears
You cry alone
But you never tell us what it's like when you get back home
No one will ever know
Because you never show
What's the use
Everyone says you've got no excuse
You keep running back just to get a little bit of abuse
You say it's okay
But I say that it's not right
Oh it's your secret it's your life who am I to criticize
It takes two sides to know it's true
And maybe he'll stay in love with you
No one will ever know
Because you never show