Yeah, I'm going to subject you to another one!

[BabyRider]

There's nothing I like more than a song that tells a story, especially one I can relate to so well. It's called



"Saved."



There was a time I'd try to kill a man,

Just for lookin' at me wrong, Anger so strong I couldnt stop myself,

I was killin myself one shot at a time,

Going insane fromthe pain, the women and the wine,

But I finally hit bottom in an alleyway,

Hell wasn't but a breath away,

So I hit my knees in the street and begged God for mercy



Last night I told the Devil where to go,

You know Heaven's got my soul

Ain't gonna listen to his lies no more,

Last night, I told the Devil where to go



I could have saved myself a lot of hurt and time

If I'd a just a listened to my Momma, every time she cried

But I was way too lost in a sinner's haze, burnin' up the days...

Just another young man who had lost his way

Now it finally makes sense what the preacher said, 'Son you don't wanna end up dead,

And find yourself alone in the fires of Hell,"



Now when you hear that demon knockin at your door, you just tell him, you don't want his kind 'round here no more

Cause if you wanna love if you wanna live,

If you wanna be free you can't forget and forgive,

You gotta kick him in the teeth and do exactly what I did.



Last night, I told the Devil where to go,

You know Heaven's got my soul,

Ain't gonna listen to his lies no more,

last night, I told the Devil where to go.



It's songs like this that gave me the power to beat drinking.

[BabyRider]

Wendy, thank you so much for sharing your story with me. It does give me hope for some of the women I know who have lived through just what you describe. It's really good to know it is possible.

[BabyRider]

Wendybird;488325 wrote: Yep it is possible :-4



It takes an awful lot of love and trust and letting go of past experiences but if you are willing to try and you have the right man then it is worth it.



There are a lot of bumps in the road but if you just have faith in yourself (which has normally been battered out of you) you can go on to be a real person, a person that you can be proud of.



I am lucky. I met a man who loves me for who I am and not what I am. I wish this could happen to all the other women who have managed to survive abuse.



*Can I just say BR how I now understand why you were so missed when you had your accident! You are a woman in a million babes and I am glad to have you here :-4 *
Ah, I don't know how well I was missed, but I now my husband saved my life, so that made the whole fight worthwhile.