Lisa Knew

When every hour is uglier than the one that passed before A twisted world in a child's mind To her it's just the way things are The horrible sights are lost in her eyes The pain that was life is over Nobody knows what Lisa knew, nobody heard her when she cried Say the wrong word and get punished Look the wrong way and get slapped Don't listen at night, just pretend you're asleep While you're wishing the nightmare would end Nobody cares when you're crying, they only tell you to smile The acting is easy, reality's hard, even for the happiest child They say you're learning a lesson They're teaching you how to be strong They get older and older and they never learn-- Be happy, you're life's almost gone The horrible sights are lost in her eyes The pain that was life is over Nobody knows what Lisa knew, nobody heard her when she cried