SHE WOKE UP TOO EARLY
FROM A LONG RESTLESS NIGHT
SHE HAD A DREAM ABOUT BEING WITH DADDY
AND WISHES HER DREAM COULD BE RIGHT
SHE CAN’T KEEP FROM CRYING
SO SHE PRAYS NO ONE HEARS
IT ALL FEELS SO WRONG BUT SHE WANTS TO BE STRONG
SO THE FAMILY WON’T SEE HER IN TEARS
CHORUS:
BUT IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK
FOR A LOVE THAT WILL LAST
AND A FAMILY THAT WON’T FALL APART
CAUSE IF IT’S ASKING TOO MUCH
THERE’S NO REASON FOR LOVE
AND THE WORLD IS JUST A BROKEN HEART
SHE THINKS BACK ON THE GOOD TIMES
WONDERING WHY HE’S STILL GONE
IF SHE’D DONE HER BEST THEN HE’D NEVER HAVE LEFT
SO THERE’S SOMETHING SHE MUST HAVE DONE WRONG
AND SHE CRIES OUT FOR HER MAMA
CAUSE MAMA KNOWS HOW IT FEELS
FOR A SAD LITTLE GIRL IN A HARD GROWN-UP WORLD
WHERE THE LOVE IS A DREAM AND THE NIGHTMARE IS REAL
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
AND WILL SHE GROW UP STILL SEARCHING FOR LOVE
OUT IN THE LONG LONELY NIGHT
OR WILL SHE GIVE UP
WHEN SHE FINDS OUT LOVE JUST MAKES HER CRY
CHORUS
Written by Jim Weber.
(c) Copyright 1987 Meadowgreen Music Co. (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved.