Give Them a Better Dawn

I've been working two jobs

And still come up short

Got bills on the table

And a tired report

Kids ask, why the world feels so cold

I say, baby, keep your heart

Don't let it get sold

Pack that lunch

Before the sun comes up

Kiss their sleepy foreheads

Pour that last bit of cup

Try to build a home

Where the fear can't stay

While the news keeps growing dark every day

Young ladies are my babies

On a hard old road

Caring more than a body can hold

But I'm still standing, still making a way

Trying to give them a different light

And the one I had to face

This world keep pushing

Like it wants me to break

Stealing peace from the strong

And hope from the weak

But I teach my children

How to bend, not fold

How to light their own fire

When the nights get cold

I'm raising my babies

On a hard old road

Carrying more

Than a body can hold

But I'm still standing

Still aiming away

Trying to give them a different life

And the one I had to face

If I gotta crawl, I'll crawl through the rain

If I gotta bleed, I'll still bear the pain

'Cause their tomorrow's worth every tear I hide

And love is the reason I keep on with pride

I'm raising my baby

On a hard old road

Carrying more

Than a body can hold

But I'm still standing

Still making a way

Time will give them a different light

Than the one I had to face

Yeah, I'm trying to give in

A different life