Beauty For Ashes

Welcome back, thought maybe we'd lost you for good
It's a good thing you fought back, oh I knew you would
Welcome back, daughter, are you with us today
It seems like you left us only yesterday

No no no and I didn't say much
I had to sit through the process
No no no wasn't strong enough
To get by without ashes

Welcome back glad you've returned to your chair
You've changed now, you're different, oh you're everywhere
Welcome to the real world where nothing is fair
Forget all about it, but you're too aware

No no no thought you had me good
But I wasn't lost in the process
No no no didn't think I would, but
I've got beauty for ashes
I've got beauty for ashes

No, you didn't care, you had to dare,
made me sit through, sit through your darkened stare
I know, you didn't dare, you had to dare,
And I was scared and I
I wasn't prepared

No no no…

(c) 2004 Jinny Kim