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                I went into my shell like a tortoise,                       
                 cause I couldn't deal with the pain                        
                        and reality of living.                              
                                                                            
                    I've been hurt so many times,                           
                    when I allowed myself to love.                          
                                                                            
                Why was it I never received true love                       
                              in return?                                    
                                                                            
                So, I closed myself into my own world,                      
                        no one could touch me,                              
                     no one could get next to me,                           
                      no one could make me feel.                            
                                                                            
                           Yes, I laughed,                                  
                   but it was because I wanted to,                          
                       not because you made me.                             
                                                                            
                     I cried but it wasn't hurt,                            
                         it was to get over,                                
                           and I got over.                                  
                                                                            
                        Yes, I was untouchable                              
                  and then you broke open my shell,                         
                          bombarded my world                                
                     and took control of my soul.                           
                                                                            
                 Copyright (c) 1991 - Sheryl Perkins                        
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