Lyric discussion by mariahlovesmusic 

i think, personally, that she set fire to the house which burned with her in it too. So she realized her daughter would have a better life without her dad obviously, even if her mom had to go to. That she sacrificed herself for her daughter to have a better life.

@mariahlovesmusic Interesting. And when we look back at Martina McBride's statements in public, she has claimed that the woman doesn't die in the fire; the woman survives, according to McBride. Could this be a direct echoing of any statement by Gretchen Peters (the one who wrote the song)? Or, could it be a convenient way out for McBride, to try to justify the killing?

The sixth Commandment in the Bible (the sixth Commandment within the Ten Commandments in the book of Exodus) says, "Thou Shalt Not Kill."

What did the mother do to the father?

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