• When I was seven
    Some girls at school
    Told me that I was cool
    I thought "this could be my day"

    They said they wanted to play with me
    I went to get my Barbies
    I told them I had plenty
    I stood outside for a second, takin' in the moment

    "Oh Danny what did you do?
    Why'd you tell that frea she was cool?"
    I heard it from one room away
    "She's got the prettiest dolls around
    We can just kick her out anyway"
    It had me goin' for a minute

    But if they're not stayin'
    It's a good thing that I'm thinkin'

    It's better to be alone
    Then have someone there to hold
    Nothing turns out right anyway
    All the emotions drain away
    Until I have nothing to say
    'Cause how am I supposed to feel
    With everything I hear
    From one room away

    They say all loving couples fight
    That even included mine
    But I counted myself
    With the lucky ones

    My parents were married 18 years
    Before they started swearing
    At eachother for everything
    I could hear the fighting, from my room

    Oh mama watcha gonna do
    When daddy says he's done with you?
    I hear you cry from one room away
    and daddy whatcha gonna say
    To make the pain go away
    Was it all just a big mistake

    'Cause if he's not stayin'
    Then I know why I'm thinkin'

    It's better to be alone
    Then to have someone there to hold
    Nothing turns out right anyway
    All the emotions drain away
    Until I have nothing to say
    'Cause how am I supposed to feel
    With everything I hear
    From one room away

    One room away
    There's a boy and a girl
    Who just had a baby
    And they're always laughing
    Even though they're just getting by

    But sometimes when I don't hear the laughter
    There's a crash and a boom
    On the other side of my bedroom
    The poor girl lost her job

    "Oh baby that's your fifth one today
    Those pills ain't for that kind of pain"
    I can hear him say, one room away
    "Oh honey you don't understand
    I don't know who I am anymore"
    I'm always waiting for him to walk out that door

    But if he's stayin'
    Then why have I been thinkin'

    It's better to be alone
    Than to have someone there to hold
    Maybe someone can save me too
    (Nothing turns out right anyway)
    There's something about her falling
    That makes me think I should be trying
    (All the emotions drain away)
    'Cause I'm confused on how I'm feeling
    With everything I'm hearing
    From one room away

    One room away
    They're believing they can make it
    That nothing's gonna break them
    No more
    And she's starting to recover
    One room away
    I hear it all from one room away

    I slip her an application
    'Cause I need something to believe in
    One room away