Father cried,
she didn't commit
She spent most of her life
paying for it never cried.
She didn't know why her pain,
his pleasure,
tears in his eyes.
You'd better not tell he says
bad girls go to hell
well well well well i say
that love starts here
when she can forgive her
love starts here
with a kiss in the mirror
After school, she hates to go home
She knows he will be there,
hungry for her
She believes her mother
must know
Secrets, family ties, nowhere to go
You better not tell, he says,
bad girls go to hell
Well, well, well, well, I say
That love starts here
when she can forgive her
Love starts here with
a kiss in the mirror
He stole her
childhood under the blanket
He left the lie, you made me do it
He stole her childhood under
the blanket
He left the lie the sadness half -believes
On the train to a faraway place
Racing into the dark
She sees a stranger's
face in the glass.
Reflected her tears, safe maybe,
mile after mile,
but she may never learn
to smile.
You better not tell, he says,
bad girls go to hell.
Well, well, well, well, I say,
That love starts here
when she can forgive her
Love starts here with
a kiss in the mirror
Only she can forgive herself
With a kiss in the mirror
For the crime
she didn't commit
She spent most of her life
Paying for it