In the shelter In the mornin' as the sun is brightly gleaming I heard her crying out, 'What is it all about?' I just don't know, but I can't go back home Lonely princess All the days out on your own are growing empty Nothing is going well If you could only tell them how you feel But they're too real to understand Too many trite expressions Ending in forced rejections long ago To many innocent faces In too many far out places something's wrong Let me tell you that something's wrong It's been that way so long, and it's a shame On the street car To the city where she knows that she may lose it all Riding for just a dime, takin' her own sweet time And knowing well that this could be her final fall Past the boutique To the alley down the river, people pass her by She sits on a big gray rock, takes off her boots and socks Not knowin' what she will do next just starts to cry Too many wild rejections Endin' in angry questions from her dad Too many TV dinners Ah, everyone loves a winner, but she was lost No one knows the trials she had In the shelter In the mornin' as the sun is brightly gleaming I heard her crying out, 'What is it all about?' I just don't know, but I can't go back home Hell, I just don't know, but I can't go back home