Broken Glass

Ever since I could understand
 My mother said to me
 "Don't you ever let a man hit you
 Don't you grow up like me"
 So I swore I'd never be like her
 Or my grandmother too
 Ever if it meant I'd be alone
 Ever if it meant I'd be alone
 'Cause she looked
 'Cause she looked like broken glass
 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 everytime she got back up
 Like broken glass went tumblin' down
 Tumblin' 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 'till you blew
 Never saw your anger 'till you blew
 And I feel
 Oh I'd feel like broken glass
 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 everytime I got back up
 Like broken glass went tumbling down
 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 glass
 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 glass you went
 Just like broken glass
 Just like broken glass
 ...Tumbling down, tumbling down