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