She's faced the hardest times you could imagineAnd many times, her eyes fought back the tearsAnd when her youthful world was about to fall inEach time her slender shoulders bore the weight of all her fearsAnd a sorrow no one hearsStill rings in midnight silence in her ears
Let her cry, for she's a lady (she's a lady)Let her dream, for she's a child (child)Let the rain fall down upon herShe's a free and gentle flower growing wildAnd if by chance I should hold her (if by chance that I should hold her)
Let me hold her for a time (let me hold her for a time)But if allowed just one possessionI would pick her from the garden to be mine (I would pick her from the garden to be mine)
Mm-mm-mm, mm-mmBe careful how you touch her, for she'll awakenAnd sleep's the only freedom that she knowsAnd when you walk into her eyes, you won't believeThe way she's always payin' for a debt she never owesAnd a silent wind still blowsThat only she can hear, and so she goesLet her cry, for she's a lady
Let her dream, for she's a childLet the rain fall down upon herShe's a free and gentle flower growing wildLet her cry, for she's a lady (she's a lady)Let her dream, for she's a childLet the rain fall down upon herShe's a free and gentle flower growing wildShe's a flower growing wildShe's free