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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 hides

her head's spinning 'round
he beat her soul to the ground
a grown woman in pain
and all she wants to be
is that little girl again

CHORUS:

She screams inside
and all she wants to be,
all she wants to be
is yesterday's child
she wants to hide
she can't run away
to the safety
of yesterday's child

Curled 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 stay

A grown woman in pain
and all she wants to be
is that little girl again

CHORUS:

She screams inside
and all she wants to be
all she wants to be
is yesterday's child
she wants to hide
she can't run away
to the safety
of yesterday's child

(yesterdays child)
(yesterdays child)
(yesterdays child)
(oh yesterdays child)
Oh...

CHORUS:

She screams inside
and all she wants to be,
all she wants to be
is yesterday's child
she wants to hide
she can't run away
to the safety
of yesterday's child

Oh...oh...wow oh...
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 hides       her head's spinning 'round    he beat her soul to the ground    a grown woman in pain    and all she wants to be    is that little girl again       CHORUS:       She screams inside    and all she wants to be,    all she wants to be    is yesterday's child    she wants to hide    she can't run away    to the safety    of yesterday's child       Curled 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 stay       A grown woman in pain    and all she wants to be    is that little girl again       CHORUS:       She screams inside    and all she wants to be    all she wants to be    is yesterday's child    she wants to hide    she can't run away    to the safety    of yesterday's child       (yesterdays child)    (yesterdays child)    (yesterdays child)    (oh yesterdays child)    Oh...       CHORUS:       She screams inside    and all she wants to be,    all she wants to be    is yesterday's child    she wants to hide    she can't run away    to the safety    of yesterday's child       Oh...oh...wow oh...