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Letter to Mom - Iris DeMent

Letter to Mom-Iris DeMent.mp3
[00:09.03]I wrote my mother yesterday 'cause...
[00:09.03]I wrote my mother yesterday 'cause I had some things that I had to say
[00:17.15]And I know that when she reads them she's gonna cry
[00:24.97]But in the end I hope she sees
[00:29.46]That I'm just trying to break free
[00:33.03]'Cause I've been walking 'round with secrets now too long
[00:41.28]Back when I was barely ten Mom brought home a new boyfriend
[00:49.15]And I know that times were bad and he made her feel good
[00:57.03]But one night he climbed into my bed
[01:01.28]And he left me wishing I was dead
[01:05.28]And I've been walking 'round with secrets now too long
[01:13.65]You say I'm digging up the past and it's not wise to go back
[01:22.4]But for me it's just as close as yesterday
[01:30.03]And I'm not the kind for breaking rules
[01:34.59]And I'm not wanting to be cruel
[01:38.28]I've just been walking 'round with secrets now too long
[01:54.42]All my life I've felt ashamed 'cause I thought I was the one to blame
[02:02.61]And I vowed to God that no one else would ever know
[02:10.42]How he crushed my childish pride
[02:14.17]And left me tears that never dried
[02:18.17]And I've been walking 'round with secrets now too long
[02:26.55]You say I'm digging up the past and it's not wise to go back
[02:35.17]But for me it's just as close as yesterday
[02:42.99]And I'm not the kind for breaking rules
[02:46.49]And I'm not wanting to be cruel
[02:50.42]I've just been walking 'round with secrets now too long
[02:58.49]And I've just been walking 'round with secrets now too long
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