Sometimes she wishes she was never born Chorus Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In a world that she can't rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where she's loved Concrete angel (verse 2) Somebody cries in the movie that night The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate When morning comes it'll be too late (Chorus) Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In a world that she can't rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where she's loved Concrete angel (verse 3) A statue stands in a shaded place An angel girl with an upturned face A name is written on a polished rock A broken heart that the world forgot (chorus) Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In a world that she can't rise above Bearing the burden of a secret storm It's hard to see the pain behind the mask The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask She hides the bruises with linen and lace Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday Nobody knows what she's holdin' back She walks to school with the lunch she packed (verse 1) But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where she's loved Concrete angel