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

(Oh oh)

The teacher wonders but she
Doesn't ask
It's 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 her world that she can 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 her world that she can 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 her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel


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Concrete Angel [Previously Unreleased Track] Lyrics as written by Stephanie Kay Bentley Rob Crosby

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    the first time i heard this song i was just flipping through channels. i immediatley stopped, because i am a huge martina mcbride fan. when i watched the video, and listened to the lyrics i broke down and cried. finally there was a song that i could actually relate to. it was almost like the song was about me. the only difference between me and the song was that i wasnt killed. this song has gotten me through the toughest of times and will do so for a long time. this song is amazing. I also love this song, because in a way, it relates to children all over the world; even the unborn. I love that (hence the name). Anyhow, this is an amazing song!

    voicefortheunbornon April 30, 2004   Link

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