A woman can only lean so long

'Til the sense of who she is is gone

I had a man that I leaned on for years

I know he thought I'd never leave

And I never really did believe

That I would ever get from him to here



Then I walked along

And it made me strong

To stand on my own and face my fears

I had to go through hell

But I found myself

On the long hard road

From him to here



There were no signs to point the way

It was step by step and day by day

At times my faith just seemed to disappear

But I never thought of turning back

A woman's pride won't stand for that

And I was bound to get from him to here



Then I walked along

And it made me strong

To stand on my own and face my fears

I had to go through hell

But I found myself

On the long hard road

From him to here



Then I walked along

And it made me strong

To stand on my own and face my fears

I had to go through hell

But I found myself

On the long hard road

From him to here