She sits alone in a corner chair
In hand-me-downs and dirty hair
She hears the same cruel whispers every day
They don't look her in the eye
If you're not cool in junior high
No one seems to care what you have to say
But if they knew the life she had
Caring for her mom and dad
Her brothers and her sisters all alone
She feels the weight of a homeless world
On the shoulders of a little girl
Just searching for somewhere to belong
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A broken angel
For reasons God knows why
A broken angel
With hope someday to fly
As I lay me down to sleep
I'll ask the Lord for Him to keep
All the broken angels close tonight
All the broken angels close tonight
Seems forever since he came
He's learned all the nurses' names
The needles just don't scare him anymore
He wonders if his friends out there
Will think he's tough without his hair
Well, certain things mean so much when you're four
He thinks his hero Spider-Man
Would probably hold his mama's hand
Just like he does when the pain's just too bad
Through his tears, he tries to smile
He's a big boy all the while
Doesn't want his mama to be sad
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A broken angel
For reasons God knows why
A broken angel
With hope someday to fly
As I lay me down to sleep
I'll ask the Lord for Him to keep
All the broken angels close tonight
All the broken angels close tonight