Skin (Sarabeth)

Sarabeth is scared to death
 To hear what the doctor will say
 She hasn't been well, since the day that she fell
 And the bruise, it just won't go away
 So she sits and she waits with her mother and dad
 And flips through an old magazine
 'Till the nurse with the smile stands at the door
 And says "Will you please come with me?"
 Sarabeth is scared to death
 'Cause the doctor just told her the news
 "Between the red cells and white, something's not right"
 "But we're gonna take care of you"
 "Six chances in ten, it won't come back again"
 "With the therapy we're gonna try"
 "It's just been approved, it's the strongest there is"
 "And I think that we caught it in time"
 And Sarabeth closes her eyes.
 And she dreams she's dancing
 Around and around without any cares
 And her very first love is holding her close
 And a soft wind is blowing her hair
 Sarabeth is scared to death
 As she sits holding her mom
 'Cause it would be a mistake for someone to take
 A girl with no hair to the prom
 For just this morning, right here on her pillow
 Was the cruelest of any surprise
 And she cried when she gathered it all in her hands
 The proof that she couldn't deny
 And Sarabeth closes her eyes
 
 And she dreams she's dancing
 Around and around without any cares
 And her very first love is holding her close
 And a soft wind is blowing her hair
 It's quarter to seven, that boy's at the door
 And her daddy ushers him in
 And when he takes off his cap
 They all start to cry
 'Cause this morning where his hair had all been
 Softly she touches just skin
 And they go dancing, around and around
 Without any cares
 And her very first true love is holding her close
 And for a moment she isn't scared