You say you can't remember this man she can't forget You say that it's been too damn long time to bury the hatchet And if it made a difference well you would say you're sorry It really makes you wonder why you should even bother There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror All fall down She was just a baby (seems so long ago) Left a little crazy (seems so long ago) Sleepy little southern state (seems so long ago) Never heard of segregate Never heard of segregate Never heard of segregate He was just a hired hand (no one's left to blame) Daddy was a working man (it's a dirty shame) Work took Daddy far from home (no one's left to blame) Better hide the evidence (of a dirty little game) There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror All fall down No one in that big, old house heard the baby cry Hide your guilt in ignorance so no one has to lie No one in her daddy's house heard her make a sound (now there's) Blood on everybody's hands Blood on everybody's hands Blood on everybody's hands (Gonna come around again) He was just a hired hand (no one's left to blame) Daddy kept him on again (it's a dirty shame) For ten long years he watched her grow For ten long years he watched her Nobody would ever know the places that he touched her There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror All fall down Now you say don't remember this man she can't forget You say that your life must go on time to bury the hatchet And if she was so damned afraid you're sure you would remember Children will exaggerate Children will exaggerate Children will exaggerate Children will exaggerate There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror All fall down No one can find me No one will find me now
You say you can't remember this man she can't forget You say that it's been too damn long time to bury the hatchet And if it made a difference well you would say you're sorry It really makes you wonder why you should even bother There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror All fall down She was just a baby (seems so long ago) Left a little crazy (seems so long ago) Sleepy little southern state (seems so long ago) Never heard of segregate Never heard of segregate Never heard of segregate He was just a hired hand (no one's left to blame) Daddy was a working man (it's a dirty shame) Work took Daddy far from home (no one's left to blame) Better hide the evidence (of a dirty little game) There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror All fall down No one in that big, old house heard the baby cry Hide your guilt in ignorance so no one has to lie No one in her daddy's house heard her make a sound (now there's) Blood on everybody's hands Blood on everybody's hands Blood on everybody's hands (Gonna come around again) He was just a hired hand (no one's left to blame) Daddy kept him on again (it's a dirty shame) For ten long years he watched her grow For ten long years he watched her Nobody would ever know the places that he touched her There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror All fall down Now you say don't remember this man she can't forget You say that your life must go on time to bury the hatchet And if she was so damned afraid you're sure you would remember Children will exaggerate Children will exaggerate Children will exaggerate Children will exaggerate There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town There's a crack in the mirror All fall down No one can find me No one will find me now
