DEFYING GRAVITY

My dear wife & best friend of almost 40 years were enjoying some conversation last evening, and reflecting on how much we've relied on each other over the years. We realized that most of what we came through together couldn't have happened if we were alone, and that our unity has been our strength. She finally said, "It's like we defied gravity together." So this came about this morning, and I can't wait for her to wake so I can share it with her:

DEFYING GRAVITY

There's a weight on your shoulders
Which I'd willingly bear
But I've grown so much older
The strength isn't there
Your warmth has grown colder
You think I don't care
So I'll seek to be bolder
Defying gravity … I dare.

REFRAIN:    You'd love to fly high but the air won't hold you
        You'd love to leave your all your pain far behind
        You'd love to soar far above all that's below you
        You'd defy gravity to gain peace of mind.

We can't alter the weather that's coming,
But we can be prepared
We can avoid getting soaked though it's raining
A drenching can be spared
That water can hold your weight sustaining
Lay back and be carried
Float high without your strength draining
Defy gravity … don't be scared.

REFRAIN:    You can fly high though the air won't hold you
        You can leave your all your pain far behind
        You can soar far above all that's below you
        You can defy gravity and gain peace of mind.

To rise above sadness begins in the mind
Step back and see what's there
Despair doesn't have to make us blind
Doesn't have to cause tears
We lean on each other as life unwinds
We lift and we bear
As one we transcend all that binds
Defying gravity … yes, we are.
       
REFRAIN:    We will fly high even though the air can't hold us
        We will leave all our pain far behind
        We will soar far above all that's below us
        We'll defy gravity and gain peace of mind.