Nowhere to Stand lyrics

As things start to surface 

Tears come on down 

Scars of childhood 

In a small town

Hurt she pushed inward 

Starting to show 

Now she'll do some talking 

But he'll never know

Tables have turned now 

With a child of her own 

But she's blind to the difference 

What's taught is that's known

Numbed by reaction 

Stripped of the trust 

A young heart is broken 

Not aware that it's just

A family tradition 

The strength of this land 

Where what's right and wrong 

Is the back of a hand 

Turns girls into women 

A boy to a man 

But the rights of the children 

Have nowhere to stand

But the rights of the children 

Have nowhere to stand 

Memories of children 

Are written in stone 

Some they get buried 

Not to be shown 

Still they do linger 

Deep down inside 

Like a seed that's been planted 

And won't be denied

A family tradition 

The strength of this land 

Where what's right and wrong 

Is the back of a hand 

Turns girls into women 

A boy to a man 

But the rights of the children 

Have nowhere to stand 

But the rights of the children 

Have nowhere to stand

• Artist:k.d. lang