You're so young

Well she waits by the phone

And he knows better than to leave her all alone

But it's like drawing blood from a stone

Just trying to get inside her soul

And her skin is soft and pale

And she's learned how to wear it so well

She knows just what to buy and what to sell

But she doesn't know what she's feeling

She's just staring at her ceiling



You're so young

You're so young

And you already need so much healing



She puts her faith in her coat

Every time she steps out into the cold

Yeah she trusts some foreign hands that sewed

But the ones' near she would never let hold

She puts her love into machines

And they fill her with joy in the morning

Yeah they drown out the lies that keep swarming

But she can't see what they're stealing

Time won't heal what she's concealing



You're so young

You're so young

And you already need so much healing



It was dawn when her daddy left

And her mama cried until she went deaf

And the night sunk deep into her chest

The pain was something she could never digest

She's got a job and she's got friends

Yeah the future for her it has no end

But her heart is like a letter that's never been read

An apology that's never been said

And she can't take what he's revealing

She wants to run instead she's kneeling



You're so young

You're so young

And you already need so much healing



No one can measure the pain in your heart

Ever since you were born you've been hit so hard

No one is immune, no one starts out numb

And once it rips through it doesn't leave when it's done

Where are you going to find that healing?



Well he waits by the door

Hesitates for a second maybe more

'Cause he knows he's never been this close before

His shadow right behind him on the floor

He knocks and says it's me

She opens the door and he can tell that she's been crying

He immediately falls down on bended knee

Says what you're looking for you won't find it in me

She wants to trust but she's still reeling

She wants to love but she's still dealing with it all



Oh yeah

You're so young

You're so young

And you already need so much healing