In these broken down days Of the brand new millennium You must choose your way And march to your own drum And march to your own drum You have survived And you have thrived You have stood at the mountain And you have climbed As you cross this threshold Into indelible womanhood Be adventurous, be bold In seeking the true and the good In seeking the true and the good And you have survived You have thrived You have thrived In the love that surrounds you Let your spirit soar above The arrows this cruel world aims Let fear be driven out by love When you play in this cruel world’s games When you play in this cruel world’s games And you will survive You will thrive You will stand at the mountain And you will climb You can do it, believe Trust your God-given wits To wiggle and work and weave When you’re tempted to call it quits When you’re tempted to call it quits And you will survive You will thrive ... In the love that surrounds you ...
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Nice. Just rec'd you to one of my subscribers, https://substack.com/@malcolmjmckinney, a songwriter who shared lyrics to one of his songs in the comments to my post for today.
This song is an anthem to female empowerment.