Country. Song: Women's Destiny

Been writing in this old journal since I was sixteen
Every page a chapter of what it means
To be a woman in this world so wide
With all the storms we face and tears we've cried

Mama told me when I turned eighteen
"Baby girl, life ain't always what it seems"
Got my diploma, thought I knew it all
Till the real world came and made me crawl
But every scar teaches me to stand
Every fall just strengthens these two hands

It's a woman's destiny to rise above the pain
Dance through the thunder, sing through the rain
We bend but never break, no matter what they say
It's a woman's destiny to find another way

Twenty-five and wearing white today
Walking down that aisle, giving my heart away
Thought love would be my fairy tale come true
Till I learned that marriage takes more than two
But I picked up the pieces when he left
Found my strength in what I had left

It's a woman's destiny to rise above the pain
Dance through the thunder, sing through the rain
We bend but never break, no matter what they say
It's a woman's destiny to find another way

Thirty now with a baby on my hip
Working double shifts just to make ends meet
Single mother ain't the life I planned
But I'll give this child everything I can
Late nights rocking him when he won't sleep
Teaching him the promises I keep

Every woman's got a story to tell
Of climbing out of her own private hell
We're stronger than we'll ever know

It's a woman's destiny to rise above the pain
Dance through the thunder, sing through the rain
We bend but never break, no matter what they say
It's a woman's destiny to find another way

Forty-five and staring in the mirror
Wrinkles showing all the battles I've won here
Kids are grown and gone, house feels so still
But I've learned to love the woman I've become, still
Starting over isn't something to fear
When you've survived everything to get here

Fifty now and mama's getting old
Holding her hand while her story gets retold
She raised six children through the hardest times
With nothing but her faith and these strong hands of mine
Now I'm the one who's gotta be strong
Carrying forward what she taught me all along

Listen up ladies let me tell you what I've learned
Through every bridge I've crossed and every bridge I've burned
We're the backbone of the family the heart of the home
Fighting battles others never would have known
From the boardroom to the playground from the farm to the store
We're writing our own stories ain't dependent anymore
On someone else's vision of what we ought to be
We're carving out our future we're living wild and free
Every generation standing on the ones before
Opening up the windows walking through the door
So raise your glass up high to the women by your side
We're unstoppable together got that fire deep inside

It's a woman's destiny to rise above the pain
Dance through the thunder, sing through the rain
We bend