She Cried In Front Of Strangers Lyrics

The only one she told was little sister Woke her in the middle of the night So happy to be leaving, and he was all she ever wanted Her bags were packed and standing at her side She wore the coat her mom gave her for Christmas She waited for a man and for a train People on the platform must have wondered Her tears were falling as the morning came That was the first time she cried in front of strangers The first time she showed the world her pain And she swore that it would be the only time they'd see No stranger would ever see her cry again But it didn't matter what she wished for Didn't matter what she swore Didn't matter how he treated her She kept on coming back for more So many strangers, so many years On city streets, subway cars, movie lines, alone in bars Strangers pretended not to see her tears Then finally, she found a way to leave him There was a man she knew just waiting for his chance Her father thanked the Lord as he walked her down the aisle 'Cause he knew this one would treat her good at last She saw her life behind a secret curtain No one in that church imagined what she missed She heard a distant train, and she heard the word forever He lifted up her veil, and then they kissed There was a time she cried in front of strangers But she learned what grownups do with pain She learned to smile and hide the tears she'll always feel inside No stranger would ever see her cry again