Strength in the Shadows

The coffee's cold again and the sun is barely up
I'm pouring out my soul into an empty cup
Three little babies need their mama to be strong But the nights are getting heavy and the days are getting long 
single mother, feeling burnt out and alone
Trying to make a sanctuary out of this tired home
Exhaustion doesn't cover the way I feel tonight
Just a flicker of a candle trying to be a light.
You taught me love could come with such a deep and bitter pain
But you also gave me strength like a house against the rain
I'm holding onto faith, though it's hard to keep my lead
Planting seeds of hope when there's nothing left to feed
For my three beautiful babies, I'll find a brand new way
You're sitting there behind those bars, a world away from here
While I'm facing every shadow and I'm conquering every fear
No, you showed me love was more than just a sweet and simple song
It's the power to keep standing when everything goes wrong
I'm grateful for the future that God has planned for us
Turning all this heartbreak into something I can trust
I didn't know I had this fire burning in my chest
Until the life that was built fell 
You taught me love could come with such a deep and bitter pain
But you also gave me strength like a house against the rain
I'm holding onto faith, though it's hard to keep my lead
Planting seeds of hope when there's nothing left to feed
For my three beautiful babies, I'll find a brand new way

The pain you put us through is a debt that's never paid
It's in the quiet moments and the choices that were made
But I see it in their little eyes, the strength I never knew
A legacy of resilience that didn't come from you Brighter days are coming, I believe it in my soul
Gods Taking all these broken pieces and making them whole.

country, soulful, triumphant, passionate