it hurts her so

SHE WAS BUT A CHILD
A FINE BONNY GIRL
UNTIL SHE HEARD THESE SAD WORDS

HE HATES HER HE SAID
AS SHE LAY UNDER THE BED
LISTENING TO WORDS THAT HER FATHER SAID

WHEN SHE WAS TEN
SHE PLAYED IN THE STREET
LOOKING FOR LOVE
WITH A HOPEFULL PLEA

FIFTEEN WAS THE DAY
THAT PLAYED ON HER MIND
WHY OH WHY IS EVERYONE UNKIND

THEN A MAN CAME STALKING
BUT DID THE LOVE COME IN WALKING
OH NO HE HATED HER SO

BRUTAL AND WICKED HER LIFE BECAME
DRINKING AND DRUGS
THEY SAID SHE WAS TO BLAME

PRISON OH DEAR
HOW SAD SHE IS NOW
THEN SUDDENLY SHE HEARS
THESE WORDS OH SO SLOW

MY CHILD MY FLOCK
YOULL ALWAYS BE MINE
JUST LISTEN TO ME
AND ALL WILL BE FINE

A LONG TIME HAS GONE BY
IF ONLY ID KNOWN
THAT GOD IS ABOVE
HE NEVER LEFT ME ALONE