Sometimes i imagine a pretty girl in a pretty dress
surrounded by love and care and safety
a bow in her hair, her hand held, her tears wiped gently
without a thought

she knows she's loved and she feels happier and healthy
she feels protected and important
and finally worthy

it's so painful to imagine a world i know doesn't exist
and it hurts so bad to picture all the good things that i missed
i can feel it build inside me and i wish
someone else would see it
and tell me

baby don't worry
everything will be okay
i'm gonna hold you
wipe the tears from your face
i'll protect you and i'll miss you when you move away some day
but wherever you decide to go
i am here to stay

they call her pretty and they kiss her on the cheek
they hold her hand through every crowd
they take her to parties just to show her off
because they're so damn proud
and they love having her around

it's so painful to imagine a world that i know isn't real
it's something that i made up just to cope with how i feel
i can feel it build inside me and i wish
someone else would see it
and tell me

baby don't worry
everything will be okay
i'm gonna hold you
wipe the tears from your face
i'll protect you and i'll miss you when you move away some day
but wherever you decide to go
i am here to stay

baby don't worry
everything will be okay
baby girl i love you
i think about you every day
and no matter what or when or where or who
i'm here to stay