Where Life Begins

She stands sideways in the mirror
Shakes her head in disbelief
She hopes no one else will notice
The little secret that she keeps

She hasn't even told her mama
She doesn't wanna face the truth
She hits her knees and cries out
God, I don't know what to do

That's where life begins
When you've almost reached the end
You pick up all the pieces
And do the best you can
That's where life begins

She's got a one o'clock appointment
At the clinic across town
Nobody knows she's going
She's praying no one will find out

Twenty minutes feels like hours
In that lonely waiting room
But when they finally call her name out
The moment comes too soon

That's where life begins
When you've almost reached the end
You pick up all the pieces
And do the best you can
That's where life begins

She left that place a different person
That was seven months ago
She thought her life was over
But when she holds that little baby girl, she knows...

That's where life begins
When you find your strength within
To pick up all the pieces
And do the best you can
That's where life begins

That's where life begins