Last night I heard the screaming
   Loud voices behind the wall
   Another sleepless night for me
   It won't do no good to call
   The police
   Always come late
   If they come at all
  
   And when they arrive
   They say they can't interfere
   With domestic affairs
   Between a man and his wife
   And as they walk out the door
   The tears well up in her eyes
  
   Last night I heard the screaming
   Then a silence that chilled my soul
   I praye dthat I was dreaming
   When I saw the ambulance in the road
  
   And the policeman said
   "I'm here to keep the peace
   Will the crowd disperse
   I think we all could use some sleep"