Shannon Murray - Dandelin Child lyrics

There was a girl I knew as a child Her name was dandelion and I loved how she smiled But all the kids at school they could be so cruel And they'd ask her what is was like to be a weed And all the lilacs and the lilies felt supreme Because their parents could buy them very nice things But little dandelion wore ugly clothes Her mother could not afford to dress her daughter as a rose Dandelion child do you know how pretty you are Do you know how pretty you are And little dandelion grew and grew She learned things weren't any easier after high school Because the world loves roses to and they called her a weed They tried to cut her down and destroy her seed But she said your thick green poisons can't contain me And your fat men on lawnmowers will never erase me I've had to be stronger then those roses you prune It's taken all my strength just to make it through june Dandelion child do you know how pretty you are Do you know how pretty you are There was a girl I used to know And all she wanted in life was a safe place to grow But even in the garden- kindness has been banned Yeah the sign on the door reads weeds aren't allowed in this land Get out, get out, no weeds aren't allowed in this land