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