tears running down your face.
you gasp for air, the sobs shaking your little frame.
it's all too much; some days, it's just all too much.
oh little girl, just let it go.
close the world out, close the hurt out,
wrap your arms around yourself and just let it out.
the pain and the fear and the anger and the frustration
cry it all out, let the tears carry it out,
down your cheeks, to fall on the ground and disappear in the dirt.
oh little girl, if only they could see.
these fun and games they take their toll
and you can hold your head up and force that smile
day in and day out
but eventually it's all too much; it's just all too much.
oh little girl, as you hang from that rope,
just hoping that it will all stop,
that you can leave it all behind and no longer feel the pain,
oh little girl, just know that there is another day,
that this can eventually all fade away.
that you can once again laugh
and you can once again know what it is like to enjoy life.
oh little girl, just lift up your head.
let the sun shine on your tear-stained cheeks,
and know that warmth and that light.
oh little girl, don't give up now.
come down from that rope, put your feet back on the ground.
look around, beyond them, and see the rest of the world.
see me, and know that i have felt that same pain
tears run down my face
gasps for air, sobs shaking my frame.
i know--it's too much; some days, it's just all too much.
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