When she was younger, stood staring at the door 
Waiting for the day that she knew would surely come 
Tied bows in her hair, dressed as she thought you'd like 
But as time ticked away, promises fade one by one 

And now she's all grown 
Made it through on her own 
Now strong enough to see 
That you've been where you want to be 

No longer dying inside 
I will not let you define 
Everything I am by one thing that I don't have 
'Cause I'm more than that 
I will not be made to hide 
These tears won't fall for you this time 
I will not be ashamed of my name anymore 

Sometimes she wonders, imagines what you're like 
The emptiness inside that made you miss her life 
The ocean's widen with all your silence 
Leaves the daydreams behind, childish fantasies unwind 

And now she knows you're not coming home 
Take the bows from her hair 
She's been waiting twenty years 

No longer dying inside 
I will not let you define 
Everything I am by one thing that I don't have 
Cause I'm more than that 
I will not be made to hide 
These tears won't fall for you this time 
I will not be ashamed of my name anymore