They cry in the dark, so you can’t see their tears
They hide in the dark, so you can’t see their fears
Forgive and forget all the while
Love and pain become one and the same
In the eyes of a wounded child

Suffer the little children
At the hands of evil men (and women)
No baby dolls, no teddy bears
No lullabies for them

Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know their little lives can become such a mess

Hell
Hell is for children
And you shouldn’t have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh

It’s all so confusing, this brutal abusing
They blacken your eyes, and then apologise
You’re daddy’s little girl and don’t tell mommy a thing
Be a good boy, and you’ll get a new toy

You who done the deed better do some prayin’ too
Better hope that God’s forgiving like they say
Cause somewhere, somebody keeps a list
Of the evils that men do
And your name’s right up there
I heard ‘em say

Pat Benetar