Intro: |Dm Dm |G7 A# |Am |Am A | Dm Dm G7 G She's faced the hardest times you could imagine A# A# F A And many times, Her eyes fought back the tears Dm Dm G7 A# And when her youthful world was about to fall in A# A# Each time her slender shoulders, A# A# Bore the weight of all her fears A# A# And a sorrow no one hears A# Am Gm D Still rings in midnight silence in her ears A# C F Let her cry for she's a lady A# A Dm Let her dream for she's a child A# Am Gm Let the rain fall down upon her A# A# F She's a free and gentle flower growing wild A# F And if by chance I should hold her A# F Let me hold her for a time A# F But if allowed just one possession Gm C F I would pick her from the garden to be mine Interlude: |Dm |Dm |Dm Dm |G7 A# | |A |A | Dm Dm G7 G Be careful how you touch her for she'll awaken A# A# F A And sleep's the only freedom that she knows Dm Dm G7 A# And when you walk into her eyes you won't believe A# A# The way she's always payin' A# A# For a debt she never owes A# A# And a silent wind still blows A# Am Gm D That only she can hear and so, she goes A# C F Let her cry for she's a lady A# A Dm Let her dream for she's a child A# Am Gm Let the rain fall down upon her A# A# F She's a free and gentle flower growing wild A# C F Let her cry for she's a lady A# A Dm Let her dream for she's a child A# Am Gm Let the rain fall down upon her A# A# F She's a free and gentle flower growing wild Gm A# F She's a flower growing wild She's free...