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 hidesHer head's spinning around
He beat her soul to the ground
A grown woman in pain
And all she longs to be is that little girl againShe 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 childCurled 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 stayA grown woman in pain
And all she longs to be is that little girl againShe 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 childYesterdays child
Yesterdays child
Yesterdays child, ohShe 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