She was thirty somethin'
when she crossed the line
Between southern Virginia
and North Carolina
She was runnin' away
from a broken heart
With two sleepin' children
in the back of the car
The man she had promised
her whole life to
Had told her that he'd
found somebody new
Part of her wished
she could lay down and die
But the part in charge looked
him straight in
the eyes instead
And that's when she said
I've got three
good reasons to survive
One is eight years old
And one will soon
be turnin' five
The third one is a woman
who still has her pride
That makes three
good reasons to survive
She called some friends up
in Rocky Mount
Who said they'd be glad
to help her out
They put her and the children
in the spare bedroom
She promised she'd
find her own place soon
And she thanked them
for their help
And said softly to herself
I've got three
good reasons to survive
One is eight years old
And one will soon
be turnin' five
The third one is a woman
who still has her pride
That makes three
good reasons to survive
Now she's made
a brand new home
Her laughter's back
Her tears are gone
If you ask her what
made her strong
She'll just smile and say
I had three
good reasons to survive
One is eight years old
And one has just
turned five
The third one is a woman
who never lost her pride
And that makes three
good reasons to survive
Oh I had three good
reasons to survive
Three good reasons
to survive
