Building Skyscrapers in the Basement

[Verse 1]
Is there a place to go
Where a little girl might never have to know?
And is there a time of night
When she'll ever feel it's safe to dim the light?

[Verse 2]
I know some things I'd rather not
Like the time ahead is all the time you've got
And one other thing I know
Out from under layer after dark layer
As the years go by, a little girl can grow