She was seventeen, she was a beauty queen But everything she had would never make up for her loneliness But you’d never guess She cried herself to sleep, there was no one to see And she believed that nobody noticed that she felt like this
Lying in her bed, she did her best to chase the emptiness away Somehow, she’d always find the strength to face another day
She’s so lonely No one noticed She was the girl who had it all But she had nothing else She felt so alone Even in a crowd
She wore the latest style, had the biggest smile When she made the grade, she would give a high five To her favourite guys And she pursued her dreams, made the all-star team Then she joined a band ’cause she could play piano Oh, but don’t you know
In the quiet of her room, when she was all by herself What started as a whispered prayer became a desperate cry for help
She’s so lonely No one noticed She was the girl who had it all But what did it mean? She felt so alone In a crowded room
As she drifted off to sleep and as a tear escaped her eye An answer to her prayer came “I am always by your side”
She’s so lonely She can always Every minute, every hour of every day Asleep or awake He’s a prayer away
She’s so lonely She can always Every minute, every hour of every day Asleep or awake He’s a prayer away That every minute, every hour of every day Asleep or awake He’s a prayer away