You were so beautiful
 Like a child so young and full of life
 Seems a hundred years ago
 You saw everything
 So much more tragedy than good
 You even watched the world grow cold

 And even when your world was shakin'
 Even when your breath was taken
 Even when your blue eyes turned to gray

 Small town debutantes and queens
 Every woman has a name
 [bad word] waitresses with dreams
 Every woman has a name
 And every girl whose love survives
 broken heart to stay alive
 You signed your picture in the frame
 Every woman has a name

 You had your love affair
 Some were perfect but most of them were pain
 Seems a hundred years ago
 It took you to the highest hill
 Left you standing frozen in the rain
 But you still feel the afterglow

 And even when your world was shakin'
 Even when your breath was taken
 Even when your blue eyes turned to gray

 Housewives cryin' on the phone
 Every woman has a name
 Sacred sisters all alone
 Every woman has a name
 And even on the coldest day
 When the kids are gone, moved away
 It's lonely now
 There's no one there to hold your hand
 And play

 See it written on the grave
 Every woman has a name