Beauty Queen

[Verse 1] I was just eighteen Days ago, I was a child It was his birthday Forty-five years 'round the sun No one seemed to think that I was out of place In the bar, drinking beer with all his friends No one ever asked me if I was okay When I was too drunk to stand, they just walked away [Verse 2] He took me home with him Into the darkness, hand in hand Never felt more shame It took me years to understand Eyes upon me, like I was the one to blame Like everyone in the whole world knew my name Temptation he could not resist My young body, my rosy red lips [Chorus] Be free, beauty queen Don't wear that crown forever There's more to you than they can see Be free, beauty queen Don't wear that smile forever There's more to life than you now know [Verse 3] Soon, I left Brighton Took a train home to cure my blues I dreamt of heaven Gap in the clouds, light to break through It was just the beginning, I thought it was the end I was yet to meet my two best friends Told me all of the shit that they'd been through Without them, I don't know what I'd do [Chorus] Be free, beauty queen Don't wear that crown forever One day, you will shine without it, ooh Be free, beauty queen (Be free) Don't wear that smile forever Sometimes, you're stronger without it