A long time ago
a young girl was told
how could you do it?
your 19 years old!
you haven't a husband
your only a "Miss"
you must go away
how dare you do this!
Without second thought
they sent her away,
with other young women
who were treated this way
 

For the next several months
How the time slowly crept
at night she'd say nothing
while she silently wept
She cried for the man
who decided to leave
when he learned that her baby
was one he'd conceived
 

But mostly she cried
for the child who would be
somebody else's...
and that child was me
 

What were you thinking
as your labor progressed
did you think you were cursed
did you think I'd be blessed?
and when it was over
did I ever see
the face of my mother
smiling at me?
 

Did you tell me you loved me
did I understand
did you count all my fingers
did you hold my hand?
 

Do you ever dream
of the daughter you lost?
do you wonder if ever
our paths may have crossed?
Will you answer my questions
if ever I call
or will you pretend
you know nothing at all
you owe me that much
yet, I also owe you 
for enduring the loss
of the "me" you once knew
 

We'll both never know
what might have been
if we weren't deprived
of what lies within
both of our hearts
deep in our sole
the loss of a love
that we couldnt control.
 

If you ever wonder
Just what I went through
and if your that young girl
then I'm talking to you
"I love you, I hate you
I don't understand!"
stay away! no, come back
please just reach for my hand.