Lyrics One Little Girl - Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA - September 1992 - Toad the Wet Sprocket

One little girl
Told to know her place
Told she must believe
And do what he says

One little girl
Taught that she is small
Taught that she is less
And man's decree is law

One little boy who'd know her too well
But that one little boy could send her to hell
One little man who'd care if she cried
But that one little man would leave her
And then she'd die

One little girl
Is beaten 'till she faints
Told that this is love
Told that she will have to take it
One little girl
Is just a bit confused
Thought that she was human too

One little girl
Couldn't run away
Anywhere she'd go
The rules and men the same
One little girl
Couldn't take the pain
Numbed herself 'till none remained