IN THE SHADOW OF A BUILDING
WHERE THE ROOF FALLS DOWN
ONE LONE LITTLE GIRL
CRUSHES CHALK ON THE GROUND
BENEATH A ROW OF DEAD TREES
AND THE DEAFENING SOUND
OF THE BUS AND THE TRAFFIC
AND THE RUSH OF THE CROWD
SHE DREAMS BIG
BUT NOT BEYOND HER MEANS
AND NOTHINGS GONNA STOP HER
FROM CATCHING HER DREAMS
SHE DREAMS BIG
AND SHE WILL NOT DROWN
SHES A SHIP SET SAIL
AND SHES NEVER GOING DOWN
LONE LITTLE GIRL
IN A COLD COLD WORLD
IT'S EASY TO FALL APART
BENEATH A LOT OF LIFES WEIGHT
LONE LITTLE GIRL
IN A COLD COLD WORLD
ITS BETTER TO BE THE LOVER
THAN THE ONE FULL OF HATE
SHES A LONE LITTLE GIRL
IN A COLD COLD WORLD
AND SHES WELL ON HER WAY
WITH HER MIND SET RIGHT
SHES CAUTIOUS ON A PATH
WHERE THE STONES HAVE BEEN HURLED
SHE SMILES AT THE WORLD
WITH A TEAR IN HER EYE
SHE DREAMS BIG
BUT NOT BEYOND HER MEANS
AND NOTHINGS GONNA STOP HER
FROM CATCHING HER DREAMS
SHE DREAMS BIG
AND SHE WILL NOT DROWN
SHES A SHIP SET SAIL
AND SHES NEVER GOING DOWN