From the moment you arrived here I've been utterly amazed

Astonished at your level of perfection

So it breaks my heart in pieces to imagine all the ways

You'll get hurt in spite of my protection

'Cause someday I'll have to send you like a soldier off to school

And the lesson you will learn there is that kids can be so cruel

So however well they like you and whatever grade you get

Promise me, baby, that you won't forget



Even the wallflowers do survive -- they can thrive

Even in the shadows

And there is a power in finding out for yourself

Rain or shine, whichever way it goes

Even the wallflowers grow



I hope they choose you early when the captains pick their teams

And I pray that they invite you to their dances

I hope it doesn't hurt too much the times you skin your knees

And that your heart endures its first romances

I cannot imagine anyone not loving you

But everybody feels alone at least a time or two

And I wish that I could spare you any heartache down the road

But maybe then, baby, you never would know



Even the wallflowers do survive -- they can thrive

Even in the shadows

And there is a power in finding out for yourself

Rain or shine, whichever way it goes

Even the wallflowers



Grow in soil that's watered by

Every single tear they cry

Believe me, baby, you will live

And someday you will tell your kid



Even the wallflowers do survive -- they can thrive

Even in the shadows

And there is a power in finding out for yourself

Rain or shine, whichever way it goes

Even the wallflowers grow