Broken Glass Lyrics - Hat Full Of Stars - Cyndi Lauper

Ever since I could understand 

My mother said to me 

"Don't you ever let a man hit you 

And don't you grow up like me" 

So I swore I'd never be like her 

Or my grandmother too 

Even if it meant I'd be alone 

Even if it meant I'd be alone 

'Cause she looked, oh she looked like broken glass 

When she fell to the ground 

I heard the sound of thunder trailing off 

When she started coming 'round 

But she couldn't make him stop 

And she wouldn't let it go 

So every time she got back up 

Like broken glass went tumblin' down, tumbling down, tumbling down 

First time that I saw your face 

You looked so lost and kind 

Should have recognized that troubled look 

From the road I left behind 

But I thought that I could comfort you 

Or was it you could comfort me? 

Never saw your anger 'til you blew 

Never saw your anger 'til you blew 

And I feel, oh I'd feel like broken glass 

When I fell to the ground 

I heard the sound of thunder trailing off 

When I started coming 'round 

But I couldn't make you stop 

And you wouldn't let it go 

So every time I got back up 

Like broken glass went tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down 

Like broken glass 

Like broken glass 

The slightest thing could spark you 

There was always hell to pay 

I could feel your darkness in me 

And I knew just what to say 

And the rest I can't remember 

But it sounded like a gun 

But it could have been a firecracker 

It could have been a firecracker, made me run 

And you looked, oh you looked like broken glass 

When you fell to the ground 

I heard the sound of thunder trailing off 

When you started coming 'round 

But I couldn't make you stop 

And you wouldn't let it go 

So this time when you got back up 

Like broken glass you went just like broken glass, just like broken glass 

You looked like broken glass 

When you fell to the ground 

I heard the sound of thunder trailing off 

When you started coming 'round 

But I couldn't make you stop 

And you wouldn't let it go 

So this time when you got back up 

Like broken glass you went 

Tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down 

You went tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down 

Crash, like broken glass 

Crash, like broken glass 

Crash, like broken glass 

You went, you went tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down 

Crash 

Like broken glass 

Like broken glass 

Like broken glass 

Like broken glass 

You went, you went tumbling down