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