who gets buried in the night
Whose mother lies beside her
The knife that drove her father
into drinkin' and to cursin'
He called her every name he knew,
but he never called her nothing
Cause the letters have been opened
And once again she'll spend the night
The press call out for mercy
The church calls for restraint
The only one with his heart turned on
As the local patrons sing
Good 4 a .m. as the neon lights
Around the corner is serving pills
To the girls who want to be loved
Cause the letters have been opened
And once again she'll spend the night
For this girl from County Down
No guiding star of Bentley Ham
Will shine upon this town
On the priest he preaches abstinence
And to keep it all in the family
By the man who sits her on
To wash away her problems
with the help of a surgeon's hand
No letter box, just a confession box,
and that's where the trouble begins.
Cause the letters have been opened