a little girl, her grandma's world
but daddy left 'em
she wonders where he's gone no one will tell
everyone just says he's gone
so he must be in heaven
but momma says that he can go to hell
momma's dying tryin to be someone she ain't
she goes downtown without fear
at night before she puts a lot of powder and paint
on a stranger in the mirror
on a stranger in the mirror
a big girl now, she knows somehow
she'll find the answers
her boyfriend even lets her use his car
to go to work he's suck a jerk
but she's a dancer
and lots of bigshots hang out in this bar
she's smokin' good smoke and drinkin' village wine
it's gonna be a very good year
she's feelin' fine choppin' rocks and doin' lines
on a stranger in the mirror
on a stranger in the mirror
the deed is done, they're glad she's gone
but they all say that
they're really sad she had to go away
but her new friends come by again
brothers toad and packrat
they're really sad she can't come out to play
her momma told her that she should be too proud to beg
she wishes her momma was here
to hold her close and tell her honey don't be afaid
of the stranger in the mirror
of the stranger in the mirror