Nobody cried
Verse
My dad died when I was thirteen.
The burden fell upon me.
I quit school and started working.
My mother began to drink.
Pre chorus
So much for teenage dreams.
So much for having fun.
My sisters needed me.
Chorus
I traded thrills to pay the bills.
The child in me died
And nobody, nobody cried.
Verse
The years passed and I turned twenty.
My mother was using drugs.
I couldn’t save her from herself.
You know what addiction does.
Pre chorus
So much for teenage dreams.
So much for having fun.
My sisters needed me.
Chorus
I traded thrills to pay the bills.
The child in me died
And nobody, nobody cried.
Bridge
I met you at work; you saw I was hurt.
I broke down and cried like a child.
You tore down fences; my defenses.
For the first time in years, I smiled.
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