CRACK IN THE MIRROR
(Betty Elders) 
Joan Baez


You say you don't remember 
This thing 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 
No one in that big old house 
Heard the baby cry 
Hide your guilt in ignorance 
Hide your guilt in ignorance 
Hide your guilt in ignorance 
No one has to lie 

There's a mirror in the house at the edge of town 
There's a crack in the mirror 
All fall down 

For ten long years he watched her grow 
For ten long years he watched her 
And nobody would ever know 
The places that he touched her 
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 

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 you don't remember 
This thing she can't forget 
You say that 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 
(No one will find me) 
There's a crack in the mirror 
(No one will find me) 
All fall down 
(Now) 
No one will find me 
No one will find me