Wednesday morning at five o'clock As the day begins Silently closing her bedroom door Leaving the note that she hoped would say more She goes downstairs to the kitchen Clutching her handkerchief Quietly turning the backdoor key Stepping outside, she is free She (We gave her most of our lives) Is leaving (Sacrified most of our lives) Home (We gave her everything money could buy) She's leaving home after living alone (bye, bye) For so many years Father snores as his wife gets into Her dressing gown Picks up the letter that's lying there Standing alone at the top of the stairs She breaks down and cries to her husband Daddy, our baby is gone Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly? How could she do this to me? She (We never thought of ourselves) Is leaving (Never a thought for ourselves) Home (We struggled hard all our lives to get by) She's leaving home after living alone (bye, bye) For so many years Friday morning, at nine o'clock She is far away Waiting to keep the appointment she made Meeting a man from the motor trade She (What did we do that was wrong?) Is having (We didn't know it was wrong) Fun (Fun is the one thing that money can't buy) Something inside that was always denied (bye, bye) For so many years She's leaving home Bye, bye
Wednesday morning at five o'clock As the day begins Silently closing her bedroom door Leaving the note that she hoped would say more She goes downstairs to the kitchen Clutching her handkerchief Quietly turning the backdoor key Stepping outside, she is free She (We gave her most of our lives) Is leaving (Sacrified most of our lives) Home (We gave her everything money could buy) She's leaving home after living alone (bye, bye) For so many years Father snores as his wife gets into Her dressing gown Picks up the letter that's lying there Standing alone at the top of the stairs She breaks down and cries to her husband Daddy, our baby is gone Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly? How could she do this to me? She (We never thought of ourselves) Is leaving (Never a thought for ourselves) Home (We struggled hard all our lives to get by) She's leaving home after living alone (bye, bye) For so many years Friday morning, at nine o'clock She is far away Waiting to keep the appointment she made Meeting a man from the motor trade She (What did we do that was wrong?) Is having (We didn't know it was wrong) Fun (Fun is the one thing that money can't buy) Something inside that was always denied (bye, bye) For so many years She's leaving home Bye, bye
A letra da música foi inspirada por uma manchete do jornal Daily Mirror sobre Melanie Coe, uma adolescente de 17 anos que havia desaparecido.
Paul McCartney criou a estrutura rítmica mantendo a música persistindo apenas no acorde de Dó, uma técnica que ele descreveu como um "pequeno truque" eficaz para prender a atenção do ouvinte.
Embora a letra mencione um "homem do ramo automobilístico", os Beatles clarificaram que a citação era ficcional, similar ao capitão do mar em "Yellow Submarine", e não referenciava uma pessoa real específica como Terry Doran.
Na vida real, Melanie Coe conheceu Paul McCartney três anos antes de sua história vira notícia, pois ela foi concorrente e vencedora do programa de TV britânico Ready Steady Go!.
Enquanto McCartney desenvolvia o verso da protagonista, John Lennon contribuiu com a seção de "coro grego", dando voz à perspectiva dos pais magoados que se perguntavam por que ela tinha partido.
A história real de Melanie divergia dos detalhes românticos da música: ela conheceram um croupier e saiu de casa à tarde, sendo encontrada dez dias depois após revelar inadvertidamente onde o namorado trabalhava.
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