Tuck me in and say goodnight
and everything will be alright
and all the pain can wait another
day
Close my door a little bit
and keep my snoopy nightlight lit
and I will tell myself that it’s
ok
If I wake, I don’t much care
The day renews the old nightmare
and sleep’s the only freedom
that I know
A sunny smile cannot hide
the emptiness I feel inside
The sadness that I pray they’ll
never know
I miss the childhood that I've lost
Those scars came at an awful cost
There’s no one to confide my
deepest fear
I am so tired and broken down
The world goes by without a sound
I feel much older than my seven
years...
Jan 28, 2012
Jan 28, 2012 at 5:14 AM UTC
Tuck me in and say goodnight
and everything will be alright
and all the pain can wait another
day
Close my door a little bit
and keep my snoopy nightlight lit
and I will tell myself that it’s
ok
If I wake, I don’t much care
The day renews the old nightmare
and sleep’s the only freedom
that I know
A sunny smile cannot hide
the emptiness I feel inside
The sadness that I pray they’ll
never know
I miss the childhood that I've lost
Those scars came at an awful cost
There’s no one to confide my
deepest fear
I am so tired and broken down
The world goes by without a sound
I feel much older than my seven
years...
*For all the children who lived through the horror of molestation, and all those who still suffer in silence, this is for you...
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