Edie Carey - Margaret lyrics

Hearing her voice was like hearing the future So I covered my ears 'cause I didn't want to hear her And just the same her words come spilling out of my mouth Looking at her is like looking in the mirror So I closed my eyes 'cause I didn't want to see her And just the same my body moves with hers You see I wanted to go down where the water would wash it away Where I could make my own tracks You are your mother's daughter they say and I say Tell me something I don't know See she'd done some things I didn't want to repeat So I thought if I closed her out I'd come away clean So I told her my worries that I'd marry twice And never learn to love right And she said what you have learned from me is your self respect What I hope you've learned is when to leave a burning building You see I wanted to go down where the water would wash it away Where I could make my own tracks You are your mother's daughter they say and I say Tell me something I don't know So the card said 'I have news for you You aren't me and I'm not you Just 'cause we lose things and we tell the truth It doesn't mean anything 'Cause above all you have always been you' Now I only hope that one day I can fill her shoes And I'll be who I'll be by using her tools She knew what would hurt her so she chose to move on Life is too short, she said, to love Mr. Wrong He's wrong She wanted to go down where the water would wash it away Where she could make her own tracks You are your mother's daughter they say and I say Now I say, I say thank you