Studio J - Mama Never Heard Her Cry Lyrics

When her mama got remarried Hope was eight years old
Her stepdad was always angry though she did what she was told
When the house was sleeping he'd slip into her room
She blocked out the rest but morning never came too soon

Mama cooked and cleaned for him blind to what went on
Her rose-colored glasses covered up all that was wrong
Scared of what he'd do Hope kept quiet as a mouse
When she turned 18 she ran like fire from that house

Mama never heard her cry mama never heard her wail
While she was tossing in her sleep mom was lost in a fairy tale
Afraid she'd have to make a choice mama chose to look away
Life was safer in a lie mama never heard her cry

Now Hope has a daughter but she doesn't understand
Why she has a grandpa but she's never met the man
Hope won't see her mama more than once in awhile
There's no talking to her mama's living in denial

Mama never heard her cry mama never heard her wail
While she was tossing in her sleep mom was lost in a fairy tale
Afraid she'd have to make a choice mama chose to look away
Life was safer in a lie mama never heard her cry

It's hard but she's trying to forget the past
Muffled cries that echoed down an empty hall
All those years between them
There was only one thin wall

Mama never heard her cry mama never heard her wail
While she was tossing in her sleep mom was lost in a fairy tale
Afraid she'd have to make a choice mama chose to look away
Life was safer in a lie mama never heard her cry
She never heard her cry
While her innocence was passing by
Mama never heard her cry