Here's a girl with no feelings at all (yeah).
Who's tired of watching the cracks on the wall (yeah).
She's gettin' out or the ceiling will fall for good.
From the father she never knew best
And the mother that's always depressed.
Her brother's such a pest and her stepdad molests her,
You know the rest.
Down, down, down she's gotta break it.
Down, down to the foundation.
Sometimes to get it off the ground
You've gotta break it down.
Growing up in a bad element,
It's like crying into a bag of cement.
She's getting out or she's gonna harden for good.
She left a letter that sent them her best,
Passed her high school proficiency test,
Drove past first day of second semester
And screamed to her friends
She would send her new address.
Down, down, down she's gotta break it.
Down, down to the foundation.
Sometimes to get it off the ground
You've gotta break it down to the foundation.
Her arm floats on the wind like a wing.
Her hand cuts the sky like she's waving goodbye.
The whole world starts to rumble, the ground's crumbling
The radio sings and she can do anything.
Here's a girl with no regrets at all (yeah).
Didn't know she could tear down the wall (yeah).
But she showed when her life came to call, she could.
Then one day in the mirror she found.
The foundation she could build around.
She sees the scared little girl in her eyes and says,
"I might shake but I ain't goin'...
Down, down, down she's gotta break it.
Down, down to the foundation.
Sometimes to get it off the ground
You've gotta break it down to the foundation.