Lyrics
[Verse]
She was a poor girl (poor girl)
With dreams in her eyes (she wanted so much more)
A pocketful of hopes (hopes)
Ready to conquer the skies (and beyond)
She left her small town (went away)
Chasing her fate (left me behind)
To find a better life (life)
She couldn't wait (oh-oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
She worked day and night (day and night)
Didn't mind the grind (she worked real hard)
With every paycheck (ooh-ooh)
A piece of her soul left behind (behind)
But the city was cold (so very cold)
It didn't welcome her in (oh-oh-oh)
Her dreams started fading (no dreams)
Under its neon grin (oh-oh-oh)
[Verse 3]
The streets wore her down (so very down)
With a silent pain (so much pain)
Lost in the shuffle (oh-oh-oh)
She felt so small and plain (very plain)
Her heartache grew heavy (oh baby)
It burdened her soul (please baby)
All the broken promises took their toll (oh-oh-oh)
[Verse 4]
I waited for many hours, may days (oh-oh-oh)
But she never wrote again (my sweetheart)
And after many weeks and months (a long time)
Some stranger told me that he (oh-oh-oh)
Found her on a street somewhere (somewhere)
And the light in her eyes had gone out (no, no)
She tried to utter her last words (my lovely)
But I never heard from her again (my sweetheart)
[Verse 4]
I waited for many hours, may days (oh-oh-oh)
But she never wrote again (my sweetheart)
And after many weeks and months (a long time)
Some stranger told me that he (oh-oh-oh)
Found her on a street somewhere (somewhere)
And the light in her eyes had gone out (no, no)
She tried to utter her last words (my lovely)
But I never heard from her again (my sweetheart)
[outro]
