From the recording You Can Hear the Angels Sing
Lyrics
VERSE
She's a mother of four, knows life's a war
When you're facing it all alone
She can't remember the last time her heart was free of pain
But she struggles to make ends meet somehow
Cutting budgets to the bone
She's too busy trying to make it to complain
CHORUS
Cause she's standing tall
She's tough enough to take it
She'll find her way
No matter what it takes
Despite it all
She's never doubted that she'll make it
When her back's against the wall
She'll never fall
As long as she keeps standing tall
VERSE
He's an immigrant from a tortured land
Doesn't speak our language well
All he has to his name is a dream of his destiny
But he's ready to make a sacrifice
And he's willing to work like hell
He's determined to fight to be all that he can be
CHORUS
Cause he's standing tall
He's tough enough to take it
He'll find his way
No matter what it takes
Despite it all
He's never doubted that he'll make it
When his back's against the wall
He'll never fall
As long as he keeps standing tall
VERSE
He's a veteran who heard his country's call for an extra hand to lend
So he fought the good fight while he learned to fight his fear
He came back with some messy memories
And a new war that has no end
But if you ask for complaints, the only thing you'll ever hear
CHORUS
Is that he's standing tall
He's tough enough to take it
He'll find his way
No matter what it takes
Despite it all
He's never doubted that he'll make it
When his back's against the wall
He'll never fall
As long as he keeps standing tall
BRIDGE
When life goes wrong, like it always does,
And there’s no easy fix like there never was
Some days it lets you run
Some days it makes you crawl
But it can’t keep you down if you keep standing tall.

