She wipes a tear from her brow
she's been crying again
she's been walking into walls again
behind her quivering smile
there's a secret
that goes deeper than the cuts she hides
her head's spinning aound
he beat her soal to the groand
a grown woman in pain
and all she wants to be
is that little girl again

She screams inside
and all she wants to be, all she wants to be
is yesterdays child
she wants to hide
she can't run away
to the safety
of yesterdays child

Curled up, shivering, alone
she's been hurt again
she's been walking into walls again
Her children keep her alive
they're her sanity
but they're the reason that she has to stay
A grown woman in pain
and all she wants to be
is that little girl again
She screams inside
and all she wants to be, all she wants to be
is yesterdays child
she wants to hide
she can't run away
to the safety
of yesterdays child



Oh...
She screams inside
and all she wants to be, all she wants to be
is yesterdays child
she wants to hide
she can't run away
to the safety
of yesterdays child
Oh...oh...wow oh...