Dakota

So much for a home to call your own

Parents screaming through the night

They drank and drank until she said goodbye

She's stronger on her own

Searching for the hope in this

To find a place where more than hope exists

This is not your fault

This is not your fault

She smiles

Life hasn't been fair to her

She smiles

Cause you can't get the best of her

She smiles

And gives herself for someone else

And won't ask a thing in return

She's been told

Those simple words "I love you"

She took him back so many times

He lied and lied until she said goodbye

She's stronger on her own

Truth is that she doesn't see

She needs much more than simple words can be

This is not your fault

This is not your fault

She smiles

Life hasn't been fair to her

She smiles

Cause you can't get the best of her

She smiles

And gives herself for someone else

And won't ask a thing in return

You might see her crying

But you won't catch her lying down

You might see her crying

But you won't catch her lying down

You might see her crying

But you won't catch her lying down

She won't make a sound

The little girl

She's holding in her arms

Doctors don't know why she died

Her heart just stopped, she didn't say goodbye

She smiles

Life hasn't been fair to her

She smiles

Cause you can't get the best of her

She smiles

And gives herself for someone else

And won't ask a thing in return

Won't ask a thing in return

Dakota

Life hasn't been fair to you

Dakota

Life hasn't been fair to you

Dakota

Life hasn't been fair to you

Dakota