Dame De La Lumière

[Verse 1]
1953 in Mobile, Alabama
She was a young black mother working hard to put food on the table for seven small kids
All day long, pure determination
She turns weeds into leaves of evergreen

[Chorus]
Dame de la Lumière
Strong and bright
Diamond shining in the night
She’s a lady of the light

[Verse 2]
1974 in the east of New York
She was an eager young student
Overcame addiction, got an education, everyday stayed clean and she got away from that old street life
And the wind gather all the treasures of hеr mind

[Chorus]
Dame de la Lumière
Strong and bright
Diamond shining in thе night
She’s a lady of the light

[Verse 3]
Verse one was my grandma
Her name was Georgia Mae
I love to sit in her room as she told stories ‘bout life in the south
Her skin was smooth as butter but I know she fought many wars
She’s like a queen in a pavilion looking down from a billion stars in the sky

[Verse 4]
Verse two is my mama
And her name is Michiko
She had big dreams and left her life in Tokyo
She turned all the flames into roses
A survivor and she won’t quit
She’s standing taller than a mountain with
All the other

[Chorus]
Dame de la Lumière
Strong and bright
Diamond shining in the night
All the women in the fight
I can feel their love and light

[Refrain]
Bad times make strong women
Bad times make strong women
Bad times make strong women
Bad times make strong women
Bad times make strong women
Bad times make strong women (Bad times make strong women oh)
Bad times make strong women (Oh yeah, yes they do)
Bad times make strong women

[Bridge]
All the world has gone a fray
But everyday she finds a way
To turn it all to victory
‘Cause victory is written in her DNA

[Refrain]
Bad times make strong women
Bad times make strong women (No yeah)
Bad times make strong women (Ah yeah)
Bad times make strong women (Bad times make strong women, yeah)
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