Sweet breeze, blowin' through a summer dress

Seen from a window above

Captured in the eyes of love



Shivers, in the cool forbidden dawn

Where the Iris and Jasmin run wild

She was young and he was a child



He vanished like July

Some folks, they wondered why

But old money has its friends

Ain't it funny how the truth will bend



Chorus:

It's the family secret, don't pass it on

Daddy's angel 'til something went wrong

It's the family secret of her mystery...



Verse II:

Whispers, how they sound like raindrops

Hush now we'll make it alright

She's framed by the front porch light

Uuuhuh, suspicion, raising up like dragonflies

They say there's a story to tell

Buried in the family well



Now the congregation prays

Save us from our evil ways

But old money has its friends

Ain't it funny how the truth will bend



Chorus:

It's the family secret, it's the family secret, don't pass it on

Daddy's angel 'til something went wrong

It's the family secret, just let it be

I know the secret of her mystery...



Solo:

It's the family secret, it's the family secret

It's the family secret, don't pass it on

Daddy's angel 'til something went wrong

It's the family secret, just let it be

I know the secret to her mystery



Keep it in the family now, behind closed doors

Past the rows of cypress trees, through the Spanish moss

Those old stone walls

It's the family secret, it's the family secret