Intro () | She's faced the hardest times you could imagine And many times, her eyes fought back the tears And when her youthful world was about to fall in Each time her slender shoulders for the weight of all her fears And a sorrow no one hears Still rings in midnight silence in her ears Let her cry, oh, she's a lady Let her dream, she's a child Let the rain fall down up- on her She's a free and gentle flower, grow- ing wild And if by chance that I should hold heri| Let me hold her for a time-s And if allowed just one possession I would take her in my arms to be mine () | Be careful how you touch her, for she'll awaken And sleep's the only freedom that she knows When you walk into her eyes, you won't believe The way she's always paying for a debt she never owed And a silent wind still blows That only she can hear, so she goes Let her cry, oh, she's a lady Let her dream, she's a child Let the rain fall down up- on her She's a free and gentle flower, grow- ing wild Let her cry, oh, she's a lady Let her dream, she's a child Let the rain fall down up- on her She's a free and gentle flower, grow- ing wild She's a flower, grow- ing wild She's a flower, growing wild