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