Broken Glass

Ever since I could understand My mother said to me "Don't you ever let a man hit you And don't you grow up like me" So I swore I'd never be like her Or my grandmother too Even if it meant I'd be alone Even if it meant I'd be alone 'Cause she looked, oh she looked like broken gla*s When she fell to the ground I heard the sound of thunder trailing off When she started coming 'round But she couldn't make him stop And she wouldn't let it go So every time she got back up Like broken gla*s went tumblin' down, tumbling down, tumbling down First time that I saw your face You looked so lost and kind Should have recognized that troubled look From the road I left behind But I thought that I could comfort you Or was it you could comfort me? Never saw your anger 'til you blew Never saw your anger 'til you blew And I feel, oh I'd feel like broken gla*s When I fell to the ground I heard the sound of thunder trailing off When I started coming 'round But I couldn't make you stop And you wouldn't let it go So every time I got back up Like broken gla*s went tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down Like broken gla*s Like broken gla*s The slightest thing could spark you There was always hell to pay I could feel your darkness in me And I knew just what to say And the rest I can't remember But it sounded like a gun But it could have been a firecracker It could have been a firecracker, made me run And you looked, oh you looked like broken gla*s When you fell to the ground I heard the sound of thunder trailing off When you started coming 'round But I couldn't make you stop And you wouldn't let it go So this time when you got back up Like broken gla*s you went just like broken gla*s, just like broken gla*s You looked like broken gla*s When you fell to the ground I heard the sound of thunder trailing off When you started coming 'round But I couldn't make you stop And you wouldn't let it go So this time when you got back up Like broken gla*s you went Tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down You went tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down Crash, like broken gla*s Crash, like broken gla*s Crash, like broken gla*s You went, you went tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down Crash Like broken gla*s Like broken gla*s Like broken gla*s Like broken gla*s You went, you went tumbling down