Letter To Mom-Iris Dement

[ti:Letter To Mom (Album Version)] [ar:爱芮丝·戴蒙] [al:The Way I Should] [by:] [offset:0] [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 [00:24.15] [00:24.97]But in the end I hope she sees [00:28.53] [00:29.46]That I'm just trying to break free [00:32.40] [00:33.03]'Cause I've been walking 'round with secrets now too long [00:38.84] [00:41.28]Back when I was barely ten Mom brought home a new boyfriend [00:47.78] [00:49.15]And I know that times were bad and he made her feel good [00:55.28] [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 [01:11.22] [01:13.65]You say I'm digging up the past and it's not wise to go back [01:21.28] [01:22.40]But for me it's just as close as yesterday [01:27.22] [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 [01:43.84] [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 [02:08.23] [02:10.42]How he crushed my childish pride [02:12.98] [02:14.17]And left me tears that never dried [02:17.61] [02:18.17]And I've been walking 'round with secrets now too long [02:23.11] [02:26.55]You say I'm digging up the past and it's not wise to go back [02:33.67] [02:35.17]But for me it's just as close as yesterday [02:40.11] [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