dolores

Looking in the mirror at the lines upon my face

Every single one of them is a testament of grace

I've walked through the valleys and I've stood out in the cold

But there's a quiet kind of fire in the stories that I hold

My name is Dolores, and I've learned how to wait

When the sky gets heavy and the hour gets late

Oh, it takes a little patience to weather the storm

To keep the embers glowing and keep the spirit warm

When the hard times hit, I just planted my feet

Took a little bit of bitter with a whole lot of sweet

I didn't ever break when the heavy winds blew

Dolores, look at what you made it through

There were nights I wasn't sure if the morning would break

Carrying a burden that I thought I couldn't shake

But I sat in the quiet and I watched the clouds roll

Letting time do the healing, letting peace take control

I didn't rush the river, I just let the water flow

It's a slow kind of growing, but it's the only way I know

Oh, it takes a little patience to weather the storm

To keep the embers glowing and keep the spirit warm

When the hard times hit, I just planted my feet

Took a little bit of bitter with a whole lot of sweet

I didn't ever break when the heavy winds blew

Dolores, look at what you made it through

Some folks run for cover, some folks try to hide

But I found my sanctuary somewhere deep inside

A steady kind of rhythm when the world was spinning fast

Knowing every single heartache was a season that would pass

Oh, it takes a little patience to weather the storm

To keep the embers glowing and keep the spirit warm

When the hard times hit, I just planted my feet

Took a little bit of bitter with a whole lot of sweet

I didn't ever break when the heavy winds blew

Oh, Dolores, look at what you made it through

Yeah, Dolores, look at what you made it through