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 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
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
AND 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 'EM
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
AND THAT MAKES THREE
GOOD REASONS
TO SURVIVE
NOW SHE'S MADE
A BRAND NEW HOME
HER LAUGHTER'S BACK
HER TEARS ARE GONE
AND IF YOU ASK HER
WHAT MADE HER STRONG
SHE'LL JUST
SMILE AND SAY
I HAVE 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 HAVE THREE
GOOD REASONS
TO SURVIVE
THREE GOOD REASONS
TO SURVIVE
OOH THREE
GOOD REASONS
TO SURVIVE
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