Collab with lyricist Bob Lazzar-Atwood. Rough work-tape.
she thought they were over the hard part or so said those surveys she read if your marriage survives all that early white water they predicted smooth sailing ahead in her heart she could feel his love slippin’ though she held on as tight as she could with each passing day he slid further away til at last he left her for good (prechorus) now she’ll have to rely on herself to get by- and take it one tear at a time… (chorus) somebody’s daughter, somebody’s lover somebody’s mother & wife since the day she was born she’s been somebody’s other - never had her own life, now she’ll pick up all the pieces and start that long uphill climb oh, she’ll have to rely on herself to get by- and take it one tear at a time well, as time passes by she has good days and days when she wants to give up there are times when she hates him for all that he’s ruined and times when she longs for his touch. now he picks up the kids on the weekend it doesn’t hurt like it once did before as she watches them go in her heart she now knows someday she won’t need him no more (prechorus) now she has to rely on herself to get by- and take it one tear at a time… (chorus) somebody’s daughter, somebody’s lover somebody’s mother & wife since the day she was born she’s been somebody’s other - never had her own life, now she’ll pick up all the pieces and start that long uphill climb oh, she has to rely on herself to get by- and take it one tear at a time… she’ll take it one tear at a time. © 2005 Bob Lazzar-Atwood / VL Flawith (Socan, Ascap)
