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TRUTH & FORGIVENESS, INC.
Donna Smith / Marshall Altman

The strings of my heart, are warn and frayed
With debts and doubts, both overpaid
The cords and tendons, tension, pull
Have made this heart something beautiful

Like words on the paper, scars on skin
Map of my memories, what a place to begin

Mottled, magic, slightly bruised
But none of it’s tragic, this I choose

I will be nobody’s victim
And I will be nobody’s fool
Life’s full of lessons, and sometimes, yeah life can be cruel

But the truth, is the truth
And only the truth can be true
It speaks for itself, and finally, I’m speaking it, too

The weight of betrayal, I’ve carried around,
Yeah, it’s made me stronger, and for that I am proud, proud
But I’ve held on to blame, and shame, and lived in the fight, lived in the fight
But I’m turning the page, it’s my story to write…

And I will be nobody’s victim
And I will be nobody’s fool
Life’s full of lessons, and sometimes, yeah life can be cruel

But the truth, is the truth
And only the truth can be true
It speaks for itself, and finally, I’m speaking it, too
Finally I’m speaking it too

Why is forgiveness, so hard to do
I’m trying to learn how, how to forgive myself too…
Why is forgiveness so hard to give
I’m trying to learn, I’m trying to live

And I will be nobody’s victim
And I will be nobody’s fool
Life’s full of lessons, and sometimes, yeah life can be cruel

But the truth, is the truth
And only the truth can be true
It speaks for itself, it speaks for itself
And I’m speaking it, too
It speaks for itself, it speaks for itself
And I’m speaking it, too

Donna Smith/ Marshall Altman
©2022 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP)/ Cole & Rawlins Music (BMI)

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from SW​:​S October 2022, Belton, TX, released November 18, 2022
©2022 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP)/ Cole & Rawlins Music (BMI)

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