Let's stand together and fight all that is wrong
because together we can help make changes that are lifelong

you don't have to be religious to be wise and kind
you just have to have respect for all mankind
start with your family may be your wife
and don't take for granted the gift of  loved ones in your life
look all around you and see the lonely and the pain
then give of yourself with no thought for gain
can you spare a smile a touch a kind word said
a hand up a good meal a dollar or few
clean dry clothes and a nice warm bed
lest we ever have to walk in their shoes
I keep coming back to values tried-and-true
I'm starting to day can I count on you
your time and attention are needed not just for humans but all creation
let's get back to the basics of this nation

Remember when we met so young and love so new
we didn't know what life would hold we had no clue
I had some dreams but fell so hard for you
before I knew it the knot was tied
and two precious kids arrived
our family and friends had doubts we'd survive


We struggled along to just make do and that didn't change my love for you but before you knew it we landed good jobs
we are climbing that ladder living high on the hog

You said you adored me I should trust in you
you said you were forever we would grow old together
why couldn't you just be who you said you were
I guess in your mind there was also a greener pasture


You know money don't mean much when you're paying with your soul
had to bite the bullet, take the leap and dig myself out of my own deep hole

I'd come to expect your cold and cruel words
but I scarcely believed it when I first heard
about the lies and the cheating and other deceit
I'd always hoped our love was for keeps


I decided to go for those dreams of long ago
now today I feel I stand proud and whole
never again to be under your thumb only peace of mind and possibilities to come

You thought you owned me and acted the cad
you thought you knew me and treated me bad
you took me for granted didn't know what you had
the lesson learned is don't make a strong woman mad

That innocent young girl is long gone replaced by a woman who stands her ground
there's no looking back just moving ahead
and never again for you will a tear be shed