They cry in the dark, so you can’t see their tears
They hide in the light, so you can’t see their fears
Forgive and forget, all the while
Love and pain become one and the same
In the eyes of a wounded child
Because Hell
Hell Is For Children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell Is For Children
And you shouldn’t have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh
It’s all so confusing, this brutal abusing
They blacken your eyes, and then apologize
You’re daddy’s good girl, and don’t tell mommy a thing
Be a good little boy, and you’ll get a new toy
Tell grandma you fell off the swing
Because Hell
Hell Is For Children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell Is For Children
And you shouldn’t have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh
No, Hell Is For Children
Hell
Hell is for Hell
Hell is for Hell
Hell Is For Children
Hell
Hell is for Hell
Hell is for Hell
Hell Is For Children
Hell
Hell is for Hell
Hell is for Hell
Hell Is For Children
Hell Is For Children
Hell Is For Children
- Pat: Roger and I used to write a lot of stuff from the paper. They had this article called “Hell Is For Children”. It was all about child abuse. It was like the first big expose. It was real disturbing, and we just got interested in it, so we started writing the song.
From the album(s): 8-15-80, All Fired Up - The Very Best of Pat Benatar, Best Shots, Crimes of Passion, Live From Earth, Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker, 16 Classic Performances, Pat Benatar - The Very Best of, Pat Benatar Synchronistic Wanderings Recorded Anthology 1979 to 1999, Summer Vacation 2001 - Live, Pat Benatar - 36 All-Time Greatest Hits, 35th Anniversary Tour - Live (2015), and We Belong to Pat Benatar - Live at the Electric Ladyland
Author(s): Pat Benatar, Neil Geraldo, and R. Capps
Time: 4:48
Copyright: @Copyright 1980 by Big Tooth Music, Muscle Tone Music
Song lyrics checked for accuracy with Pat Benatar's Music Anthology