 A Safe Place |
| Written for Guadalupe House in Tacoma, Washington - a halfway house for women coming out of prison. ©Linda Allen 2009 Women need a safe place, a safe place Women need a safe place to go Women need their stories told, a hand to hold Women need a safe place to go There are troubles, mmm, women know troubles We don't know what storms a woman in jail has weathered What matters, oh, and it matters She needs a helping hand while she puts the pieces together CHORUS She needs shelter, everybody needs shelter Chances are she's moved from one foster home to another There's been sorrow, no hope for tomorrow And pain no drink, no drug could ever cover CHORUS She needs to heal, she's makin' it real She needs work for her hands, and a mind that's ready to learn She needs love, everybody needs love Trusting enough to be loved and to love in return CHORUS |