THE GIRL I USED TO BE

THE GIRL I USED TO BE

Whatever happened to
The girl I used to be?
So trusting and loving,
So happy and carefree -

It seems that time has brought
Changes I don't understand;
I used to believe in love
And gladly gave my hand.

A marriage made in Heaven
Was what I dreamed about;
Until the night he came home
And knocked my senses out!

For many years I endured
The beatings and the pain -
Then one day I got away;
Never to go back again.

Yet I still lived in fear
That he might someday come
Back to carry out his threats
To kill me, but it's done.

He killed the girl I used to be -
Long before I got away;
It took a long, long time
Before I could ever say

That I am getting better,
And will learn, once again
To become the girl I used to be;
The girl who thought she'd win!

Childhood dreams and memories
Of rainbows after rain -
Of happiness and sunny skies
Without enduring pain.

It took a lot of changing
And friends to help me through;
To overcome the heartaches,
Start living life anew!

The hope is stronger now
That I am forever free;
And you will be proud to know
The girl I used to be.