THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
GETTING REAL
WITH WHAT WE FEEL
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I didn't want her to fail
I gave my life to help her succeed
but I couldn't give her what she needed
all I could do was bleed
I didn't want her to hurt
I followed her and went insane
but I couldn't take away her pain
all I could do was rain
wounded child
damn the damage done
passed on through generations
there's nowhere to run
beaten heart
there's no good reason why
some children are born into this world
only to cry
my heart would not hate her
and that's all she asked of me
I gave her all my love
and that seemed to hurt her more
I would not accept the failure
she tried so hard to be
I believed in her
and that seemed to hurt her more
wounded child
damn the damage done
passed on through generations
there's nowhere to run
beaten heart
there's no good reason why
some children are born into this world
only to cry
I didn't want her to lose
I gave my life to help her win
but she rigged the game so we'd both lose
all I could do was survive
I didn't want her to die
I'd trade places with her if I could
but she shut me out to save me
just like I knew she would
and in this way she proved beyond any shadow of doubt
the love in her heart was beautiful
even if she fought not to let it out
wounded child
damn the damage done
passed on through generations
there's nowhere to run
beaten heart
there's no good reason why
some children are born into this world
only to die
Wounded Child
Ric Candor ©2000
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