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Eddie Mugavero: music

THE LIFE OF ME YET

(Written by Eddie Mugavero-Sung by Dawn Carter)
I've known a few friends who've had substances get the best of them. The most important thing in their life while they recover is someone who cares. I've always tried to be that kind of friend.
THE LIFE OF ME YET

I’VE PUT DOWN THE BOTTLE PICKED UP THE PACE
I’M TALL IN THE SADDLE I’M BACK IN THE RACE
AND THE LONGER I’M WITH YOU THE STRONGER I GET
YOU’LL BE THE LIFE OF ME YET

YOU WERE MY STRENGTH WHEN I’D GIVEN UP HOPE
YOU WERE THE LENGTH AT THE END OF MY ROPE
I WAS OVER THE EDGE AND YOUR LOVE WAS MY NET
AND YOU’LL BE THE LIFE OF ME YET…

YOU’LL BE THE LIFE OF ME YET
MY REASON TO LIVE AND MY REASON TO LOVE AGAIN
YOU’LL BE THE LIFE OF ME YET
YES YOU’LL BE THE LIFE OF ME YET

I WAS OVER MY HEAD I WAS UNDER THE GUN
THE ODDS WERE AGAINST ME A MILLION TO ONE
BUT YOU TOOK MY HAND AND YOU COVERED MY BET
AND YOU’LL BE THE LIFE OF ME YET

NOW I LOOK IN THE MIRROR WITH NOTHING TO HIDE
EVERYTHING’S CLEARER WITH YOU BY MY SIDE
I CAN LAUGH AT THE PAST…FORGIVE AND FORGET
YOU’LL BE THE LIFE OF ME YET