You Girl You

I’ve been up and I’ve been down
Flown high as the sky and I’ve crashed to the ground
In this crazy world where dreams, they die

When I first met you I knew you were enough 
I had to have a lady who was my kind of tough 

Listen to me let me tell you what, sometimes 
dreams are about all we’ve got, but I found 
you, girl you pull me through

You’re the pleasure to ease my pain
My smiling sunshine in the pouring rain, I found 
you, girl you pull me through

Raising children in our early years we survived 
more than lived 
Making sure the babies had all you could give

Being mom and dad while I was at war
You were understanding but so much more

Your strength only surfaces when there is a need
The matriarchal body for this family to heed

Listen to me let me tell you what, sometimes 
dreams are about all we’ve got, but I found 
you, girl you pull me through

You’re the pleasure to ease my pain
My smiling sunshine in the pouring rain, I found 
you, girl you pull me through

JBentley-14Aug2023