Crying softly, hoping nobody will hear
She dries her eyes and tries to stand up tall
She smiles bravely, trying hard to hide her fear
But her smile's fooling nobody at all
She needs someone to catch her when she falls
It started slowly with an unkind word or two
It was sad to see how ugly it had grown
She just accepted it; there was nothing she could do
She was living with her pain all alone
And she prayed to the Lord to take her home
Sticks and stones will break her bones, but broken bones will heal
And deep within beneath the skin, there's pain that she conceals
And all the shame and anger, she keeps under lock and key
Cause the words they use when they abuse
Leave scars that you can't see
He looed up slowly at clock upon the wall
He sees it's only minutes now til three
He knows that they'll be waiting for him by the study hall
And he'll end up begging down upon his knees
And he's praying won't someone help me please?
He was smaller than the others that made him an easy mark
The names they called him cut him to the bone
He couldn't see the ending, they had torn his world apart
He was living with this pain all alone
And he prayed to the Lord to take him home
Sticks and stones may break his bones, but broken bones will heal
And deep within beneath his skin, there's pain that he conceals
And all his shame and anger, he keeps under lock and key
Cause the words they use when they abuse
Leave scars that you can't see
The words they use, when they abuse
Leave scars that you can't see