Shirt On A Rack
Doug & Telisha Williams ©2005

Just a shirt on a rack in a thrift store
pulls a trigger inside of my head
And those feelings come back in a frustrating swirl
and there I am again, a helpless young girl
crying and alone in my bed

(Chorus)
and I wish that it could all be over
and that I could have my life for myself
and that I'd never think about him again
leave those bad memories on a shelf

It's been 18 years since it started
It's been 14 years since it stopped
He was the man gave my mother his name
If he did the wrong, why do I feel the shame
it was my only childhood he robbed

(Chorus)

Sometimes I still see him
Around town or at a stoplight
my mom struck a plea to keep her love free
without any thought of what that meant for me
now he just goes on with his life

(chorus x2)

Now I don't want your pity
Don't feel sorry for what I have lost
As each day goes by and the memories fade
there may come a day when they'll all go away
and I won't remember at all