concrete angel

kind of early to be feeling all emotional but this is the first time i'm hearing this song again (probably since my old comp crashed on me), a song that never fails to make my eyes water

Concrete Angel - Martina McBride

She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
Its hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

Music Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QDm03Foq2T0

the irony here is that I found this song again while looking for another Martina song for my friend: Valentine which is a song that cannot be more different than Concrete Angel. this is the charm of country music: its lyrics speak of life, both its goods and bads. enjoy the video and keep some kleenex handy