Before I became strong, I knew what it was like
To be weak,
How difficult it is to love yourself,
To find the wholeness that you seek.
Before I knew the light,
I have had my fair share of darkness, too,
Where my world fell into a hopelessness
And I didn't know how to get through.
For I have known the tears it takes,
The courage to stand up again,
When you are broken down and bruised
And you know nothing but the pain.
Before I was who I am now,
I was someone I didn't want to be.
I was lost, battered, and defeated,
Before I knew how to be me!
I believe that love is loyalty.
It will always have your back.
It will bravely st
I was given a smile the other day
From someone who passed me on their way.
I wasn
Life may not let me select my lot,
But whether I'd be happy or not...
That is my
You made me run away
from those who loved me anyway.
You pushed me down into the
When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaningful walk,
The little town was the perfect little town,
Where never would you see even one little fr
When someone's having a bad day,
A smile could go a long way,
So make sure to put
This passionate morning
I wake up with
Your feminine body
With your seduc
After the fierce midsummer all ablaze
Has burned itself to ashes, and expires
In
Let me live within the moment.
Let me feel all that I can.
Let me cherish life fo
