India.Arie - Promises

When I think about
the turn my life has taken
I know it's because of you
that I receive so many blessings
I had a home but no privacy
I didn't know a
thing about my legacy
When I realized you
were there for me
I called on your name
and you came And you did
just what you said
for that I'll love you forever
You kept your word to me
for that I'll love you forever
A promise is a promise
in my eyes
Can't say you're gonna
just to compromise
The very thing that keeps two
hearts intertwined
A promise is a promise
you can't deny
there's no way
I think of when there was a
young boy
not even two years old
Blessed with a mother
who loved him so
she abandoned her
dreams to nourish his own
It wasn't easy for the
two of them
but she knew she had to
give him a chance
At a better life
it was only right
so she worked
and she prayed And she did
just what she said
for that he'll love
her forever
She kept her word to him
for that he'll love her forever
A promise is a promise
in my eyes
Can't say you're gonna
just to compromise
The very thing that keeps
two hearts intertwined
A promise is a
promise you can't deny
there's no way
A man's only
as good as his word
Her wedding day
and she's thinking
'bout the way he won
her affection
She was so cynical about love
'cause she didn't want to
be heart broken again
He looked her in her eye
with sincerity
said he only wanted to
protect her so she
Took a chance on him
and she's glad she did
because he came for real
And he did
just what he said
for that she'll love him forever
He kept his word to her
for that she'll love him forever
A promise is a promise
in my eyes
Can't say you're gonna
just to compromise
The very thing that keeps
two hearts intertwined
A promise is a
promise you can't deny
there's no way
No way no there ain't no way
A man's only
as good as his word

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