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You were a strong one, how did you hold on
How did you go on alone
Nothing to hold you, but you were carrying me
And you had to see it was gonna be hard
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But you made a choice you didn't have to make
You chose to keep me
When others said you could make it go away
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You could never see the choice you made then
Was gonna be a choice that changed it all
And I need to say it's because of your strength I'm here today
I'm here at all
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You had a hard road, juggling jobs
Dusk until dawn, so you could have your days​
Because a little girl depended on your love
But you must have thought about sometimes giving up
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A few years later you go the news, you could never have another
You'd never regretted your decision but now it meant more
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2015 (C) Kari Hilpert All Rights Reserved
Hickory Town Music (ASCAP)
My Story
I grew up in Peoria, Illinois in the 60's and 70's, influenced by the eclectic mix of vinyl albums my parents owned at the time. From Simon and Garfunkel, Peter, Paul and Mary, and the Everly Brothers, to The Sound of Music and The Singing Nun.
I discovered Dan Fogelberg's music (another Peoria native) and loved the harmonies and production. Then came Joni Mitchell who inspired my desperate need for a 12 string as my first guitar at 15!
Through music I got to travel the world for some years, meet some wonderful people along the way, move to Nashville and the songwriting community I love, and enjoy the process of pouring out my hopes, fears, and joys into songs. And to my continual amazement, others seem to relate to some of those same emotions. It's an incredible connection to the world, and I believe, to the One who created us to be creators ourselves.
