nobody sees her

The cracks in the sidewalk
Are Mary's best friends
She lives on the street now
In the West End
Her head and her body
Rarely meet up
She lives in a dream, now
Somewhere above

Her eyes are like shadows
They shimmer with fear
Awaiting the danger
That never is here
She stoops and she stumbles
And worries alone
Constantly moving
But never gets home

And nobody sees her and nobody cries
She was someone's baby, she was someone's bride
She stands like a statue for what we all hide
But nobody sees her, and nobody cries

She was born into money
There were no legal crimes
But no warm embraces
No loving eyes
A mistake in the first place
A waste of their time
From a house cold as prison
She escaped to her mind

And nobody sees her and nobody cries
She was someone's baby, she was someone's bride
She stands like a statue for what we all hide
But nobody sees her, and nobody cries

And she was consumed by the emptiness
Mom and Dad never filled up
'Til there seemed to be nothing
But a world without love

Now Mary is someone
No one would want
That's her mama's message
Still living on
As I gave her a blanket
I saw myself
Was it my eyes shining?
Or her eyes as well?

And nobody sees her and nobody cries
She was someone's baby, she was someone's bride
She stands like a statue for what we all hide
But nobody sees her, and nobody cries