Life Gets Ugly

Lyrics I wrote for a power ballad

 

Born into this world

With a father burnt out

And a mother wasting away.

Life was over

Before her first birthday

Till the state stepped in

As a saving grace.

The strange lady sang

As she took her away.

 

 

Life is a blessing

Interrupted by curses.

It may be ugly now

But that’s what brings

The beauty out.

 

Such a charming couple

Full of love, unable to conceive.

Praying every night

For a child in their lives.

Bliss burned in their eyes

When the call came

That a miracle had arrived.

The angel lady sang

Before handing the girl away.

 

Life is a blessing

Interrupted by curses.

It may be ugly now

But that’s what brings

The beauty out.

 

Years went buy

Happiness remained.

A complete family

Like she was their own,

they were all she’d known.

 

The headlines read

“Blaze leaves family in dire straights”

Reporters on the scene

As the community arrives

To rebuild their dream

The news anchor begins to sing

A song she mysteriously

Knows by heart.

 

Life is a blessing

Interrupted by curses.

It may be ugly now

But that’s what brings

The beauty out.

 

Reviews

[E. Ryan Miller]

The chorus of this is beautiful. The narrative is very touching.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Most definitely. If we look hard enough we can find the blessing of another door opening as one slams shut. Excellent.

[Kenneth The Poet]

F*****g excellent!

[Stef Outsiders]

I feel the power from this ballad!! awesome!!

[Liza]

depressing at first but the desperation gave life to inspiration ~ I guess that is what life is sometimes.

[MamaRose79]

love it! the flow of the lyrics and definitely love the chorus part...:) awesome song btw

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Having read this you know how i feel about these lyrics , for me the chorus holds so much hope- wonderful lyrics, Dale.

Chloe

[Lily Mae]

I love every point of view..it is the raw and sometimes unpleasant truths that are out there..and then the way you formatted it is awesome..xo
Man it's so powerful..xo

[Ashton Blake]

i feel sorry for kids who are abused. this is a good song.

[Norma M Sutton]

I like it. Have you set it to music yet?