No One Ever Knows

Her mind wanders in the classroom
She's thinking of her parents fight
She can't focus on the problem
Because the problem is that she can't sleep at night

They make fun that he's not drinking
But drinking's why his brother's gone
If those boys hadn't been driving
Then maybe his brother would still be around

But No one ever knows
No one ever knows

The kids all got the latest fashion but she don't
But daddy's working overtime
He would do whatever it takes to put a meal on their plates
He's giving his last dime

Momma's hospital bills keep adding up
He swears he'll never be enough (ohhh)
Don't take your life for granted
Some people really have it rough

But No one ever knows
No one ever knows

Little girl's friend comes over crying,
says her mommy and daddy just got into a fight
Little girl offers good advice
She says cover your ears with your pillow,
hide under the sheets and just close your eyes
The boy makes a pledge and he
encourages his peers not to drink and drive
Fashion's unimportant,
she went to college to become a doctor maybe save her mother's life
You see you gotta look at the bright side (Ohhh)
You gotta look at the bright side
Cause you never know what's going on in somebody else's life
No one ever knows