I Won't Give Up

I get sad
My mind becomes a crowded place to land
So I circle high above the fray
Convinced I'll lose another day to fear
So wound up I can't breathe or just be still

Hold it in
I can fake it, make it, take it on the chin
When my babies need a better mom
I sometimes turn the TV on and hide
Self-worth all wrapped and tangled up in lies

Be that as it may

I won't give up
I won't give up
I won't give up

Black and white
Every color in between deserves the right
And to know the privilege of my skin
Has fought to keep the devil in control
Can't unsee truth from those who live and know

There's no other way

I won't give up
I won't give up
I won't give up

If I have to teach my children here from home
If the world is still on fire by the time the winter comes

And if "normal" as we know it's gone for good
And I'm scared of how to make it through a day of motherhood

If the books I read are half the story told
If my language won't accept the beauty of a complex whole

If I have to learn my history again
If I have to alienate the people that I once called friends

I won't give up
I won't give up
I won't give up
I won't give up...