Country ballad worktape
Story about the daily struggles of a single mother.
Doin’ It All For Lacey © 2011 Janice Hopkins/Greg C. Brown/Mark D. Preston
She left school at seventeen
With only a year to go
Fell in love and that was all
She thought she’d ever have to know
V2
Her little baby girl was born
The same year Bobby up and left
Now she’s working part time jobs
Barely getting’ a moment’s rest
Lift 1:
She comes home, tired and sore….never wonders why
Chorus:
‘Cause she’s Doin’ It All For Lacey
It’s why she wakes up every day
Waiting tables, 9 to 5
Mopping floors for minimum wage
Yeah, she finds her inspiration
In a pink room across the hall
The reason she lives and breathes
She’s doin’ it all…..Doin’ It All For Lacey
V3
They always have enough to eat
Buy clothes at the Goodwill store
Says, “Baby girl, stay in school”
You deserve a whole lot more
V4
“This world is not an easy place
Always a hill to climb
But, I want the path you choose to walk
To be a smoother one than mine”
Lift 2:
Still she comes home, tired and sore….never wonders why
Repeat Chorus:
Bridge:
Her hands are calloused, her knees are worn
On a hot, June graduation day
Tears of hard work turn into pride
As her Lacey takes the stage
Chorus:
Yeah, she’s Doin’ It All For Lacey
It’s why she wakes up every day
Waiting tables, 9 to 5
Mopping floors for minimum wage
Yeah, she finds her inspiration
In a pink room across the hall
The reason she lives and breathes
She’s doin’ it all…..Doin’ It All For Lacey