Lost...

A little friend of mine took her life yesterday
She saw a sad tomorrow, so she gave it away
and my today was rainy, and my today was grey
and if I could go back in time, I would tell her "Please stay..."

When I see a child fall down, I rush to their side
because I see that they're hurt, even if only their pride
but I never heard the hurt that my little friend cried
because I never saw the tears that she cried inside

Sometimes the pain is just too hard to keep
and sometimes the rain starts falling in our sleep
and the scars we don't see are the ones that run deep
so she wore a fake smile so we wouldn't see her weep

I was just with her at her graduation
and she seemed so full of joy, pure elation
Now I know it was a mask masking all the frustration
Sometimes cries for help get lost in translation

Lost...why did she feel so all alone
Lost in a great big world, out on her own
I knew her since a baby, and I had seen how she'd grown
and I know all the love that her mama had shown

I know her mama loved her, and I know she knew it, too
A mother's love is unconditional...it's honest and true
I can never comprehend what makes a child so blue
and I can't pretend to understand why children do the things they do

I'm not in their shoes to know the things they're going through
No sign...no letter...no warning...no clue
I will never know the sadness from behind her view
but to my six reading this, know that daddy always loves you