When we were girls
We were our own little world
It seemed that we were unbreakable
So we pushed the limits
Unbearable poverty makes you think
anything's better than what you have
Unspeakable acts seems exciting
You'll sacrifice everything for the chance
But if I could, if I could, if I could have caught her
Would she now be free?
If I could, if I could, if I could have caught her
Would she ever forgive me?
I was all she had, I still
Feel I somehow failed her
I know I was not to blame it was
Only our silence that betrayed her
When they came to take her
She went without a fight
I watched from inside the closet
Protecting myself in the black of night
But if I could...