THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
(I HOPE...)

what can you do when you're woman's a child
and your child doesn't listen to you
what can you do when she wants to run wild
and there's nothing more you can do

how do you deal with how helpess it feels
to watch someone you love self-destruct
when she wants to dance on banana peels
and she tells you to just give up

I won't give up on you baby
my life is yours
I'll lay down and die
before I walk away

I won't give up on my baby
that is for sure
you know I don't lie
when I say

I'll always love you
and I'll always try
to be here for you
till the day I die

her phone's disconnected
and she's playing with fire
taunting an abusive man
living on a high wire

afraid to face herself
she runs from what she's done
along a self-destructive path
her guilt must weigh a ton

cuz I know she has a conscience
she still knows right from wrong
she's givig into weakness
afraid she can't be strong

and I'm afraid she's losing
and giving up on life
and now I can not reach her
my heart beats on a knife

what can you do when you're woman's a child
and your child doesn't listen to you
what can you do when she is self defiled
and nothing you say's getting through
and you don't even know what is true

how do you deal with how helpess it feels
to watch someone you love self-corrupt
when she lies and cheats, sells herself and steals
and she tells you to just give up
as she drinks from a poisoned cup

I won't give up on you baby
my life is yours
I'll lay down and die
before I walk away

I won't give up on my baby
that is for sure
you know I don't lie
when I say

I'll always love you
and I'll always try
to be here for you
till the day I die



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Ric Candor    ©1998