A Frightened Child Lyrics

They raised you with such passion, no effort spared to

Remove rough edges, always soften

But too much blind devotion, did not prepare you

For life which can be harsh so often

So late you learnt the rules, their kindness was too cruel

You never had a chance at all

You're choosing paths of dark or light

You're choosing paths that may be wrong or may be right

And when they're right there's little cost

Too many wrong and you are now forever lost

You always wanted to be seen

As adult, free and wild

But it was just a fragile shell around

A frightened child

You tried so many ways to hide it

So many ways to hide

You didn't want it known

A little girl had never grown

Because your wants and fancies, were all provided

You just receiving, never earning

The early roads you followed, were all decided

To make your own way, never learning

They kept you from the school of life, so like a fool

You never had a chance at all

You're choosing paths of dark or light

You're choosing paths that may be wrong or may be right

And when they're right there's little cost

Too many wrong and you are now forever lost

You always wanted to be seen

As adult, free and wild

But it was just a fragile shell around

A frightened child

A frightened child