A Woman’s Work Is Never Done

From Avalon
Words and Music by Margie Adam

I remember the first time I saw you
Coming toward me, dishtowel in your hand
Such a smile to light my mamma’s darkness
Such a heart to warm her winter’s land
You came into the family circle
With its broken hearts and narrow minds
You shouldered more than just forgiveness
You carried love across the lines….singing

A woman’s work is never done
She must imagine and remember
A woman’s work is never done
Building a fire from just an ember

I remember the first time I saw you
Coming toward me, clipboard in your hand
Such a smile to light the world around you
Such a heart to build a vision strong
You saw a need and so you filled it
Never looking back to find the way
You pushed the walls until they crumbled
You made the halls of freedom sway …..singing

A woman’s work is never done
She must imagine and remember
A woman’s work is never done
Building a fire from just an ember

I remember a hundred simple stories
Each an ember glowing on its own
Such a stubborn people are we women
Such a stubborn flower up through stone
I know of others who are like us
Fierce and tender warriors of the flower
We live in each and every city
We hold the vision hour by hour…We’re singing

A woman’s work is never done
We must imagine and remember
A woman’s work is never done
Building a fire
Building a fire
Building a fire
With just an ember
An ember
Remember.

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