She was born in the river land

Born of her mother, into her mother's hands

She was free as the river was wild

She was so innocent, such a beautiful child

Then they took her away from paradise

Where everything was beautiful and very nice

They took her away, her mother's tongue

Slapped her around a little bit to teach her another one

In and out of institutions

What could they do with this child? Where was the neat solution?

Well, there was nothing they could do, so they gave her to the streets

And she joined all the rest of the hungry and the tired feet

When they took her away from paradise

Where everything was beautiful and very nice

They took her away, her mother's tongue

Slapped her around a little bit to teach her another one

Yeah

And the pondies, they don't swim here anymore

She met a boy who kind of knew

Some of the things that she was goin' through

But he was confused, so he ran away

She found him again, and here she is today

Since they took her away from paradise

Where everything was beautiful and very nice

They took her away, her mother's tongue

Slapped her around a little bit to teach her another one

Took her away from paradise

Away from paradise

From paradise