She Never Gave In

from In the Slanting Light by Frank Gayer Martin

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She Never Gave In
©2002 Frank Gayer Martin

She was a black-haired beauty
Been married a week
When they rolled the car
Her husband died in the street
And her heart stopped beating
But it started again
Cause she never gave up and she never gave in

Well, her back was broken
She was bleeding inside
And the doctor discovered
She was with child
Long after the funeral
She brought a little boy in
Cause she never gave up and she never gave in

When she fell in love
We all hoped the best
Both for the boy
And a wedding dress
Her man never showed up
On his knee with a ring
But she never gave up and she never gave in

Some people let go and get on with their lives
Some people let God and find peace inside
Some people move on when they know they can't win
But she never gave up and she never gave in

Now there’s talk going 'round
Oh, the kind you'd expect
Seems an old girlfriend
Just wasn't done yet
There was scene in the town
But it wasn't the end
Cause she never gave up and she never gave in

Well, it came to blows
And it lasted years
Midnight death threats
And public jeers
I though she'd leave him
He started playing both ends
But she never gave up and she never gave in

On the night it all ended
She caught 'em in bed
She was all done talking
There were bullets instead
She still writes him letters
From her cell in the pen
Cause she never gave up and she never gave in

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from In the Slanting Light, released August 1, 2002
Frank Gayer Martin: vocals, all instruments

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