You’ve Gotta Be Strong

As I look back on my life Starting when I was a child In some ways it seems I’ve only been here for awhile But in other ways I wonder How I did so many things To get myself from there to here So many chapters my life brings Living in many towns growing up Schools a year then move on My dad looking for a job Not really sure where I’d belong My mother sick a lot of the time So I learned to cook so young Mom had no patience it seemed I think she was just so high-strung But I grew up pretty well And many mistakes I would make A couple of failing marriages My heart would surely break But it didn’t no, I kept going on Sooner or later I’d get it right I married and had my babies My life seemed pretty bright Then he died when my little boy Was six, his sister fourteen So I raised them all alone Gone was my future and dreams But it wasn’t, for ten years later I met a guy from back in school I decided I’d get married again Truly hoping I was not being a fool It worked for me just fine Getting older and kids long gone Never ever give up your dream To survive you’ve gotta be strong!