Grace Under Pressure

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A single mother of four, full time employed with a house near the cross-town express Grace hurried home ‘cause one of her boys had gotten into a bit of a mess With shoes made of faith and a purse full of hope she struggled to make her life better Her friends say she’s heroic she doesn’t notice, to her she’s just Grace - under pressure Her dad is long gone; killed by stress and cigarettes: two dangers Grace will not avoid Her mom has remarried; a fate she wishes for Grace, who can’t help but be annoyed She wouldn’t mind having a man or having the time for sharing with somebody special But today it’s the dentist and the school principal serve as unwitting boyfriends for Grace - under pressure It’s probably not all that different from the days of the pioneers When women toiled from sunup to dusk and were the seams in the quilt of the wild frontier Grace doesn’t feel like she’s got it bad when she looks in history to measure How women prospered perfecting the art of exhibiting Grace under pressure Late at night; the kids are asleep; she settles into a hot bath Her mind wanders to when she was younger and something she thinks makes her laugh She can’t hate him you know, this ex-husband of hers who just wasn’t able to treasure The part of their lives that made everything worth living with Grace, Living with Grace Living with Grace - under pressure

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