~Comes the Dawn~ _______________________________________________________ After awhile you learn the subtle difference _________between holding a hand and chaining a soul~ ______________________________________________________ You learn that love doesn't mean leaning _________ and company doesn't mean security~ ______________________________________________________ And you begin to learn kisses aren't contracts ____________ and presents aren't promises~ ________________________________________________________And you begin to accept your defeats ____________ with your head up and your eyes open, ___________________________________________________________ With the grace of a woman ____________ ______________not the grief of a child~ ____________________________________________________And you learn to build all your roads on today, ___ ____because tomorrow's ground is to uncertain for plans ____ and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight~ __________________________________________________ After a while you learn that even sunshine burns ______________ if you get to much~ ________________________________________________________So you plant your own garden _______________ _________and decorate your own soul ____________ __Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers~ ____________________________________________________ And you learn that you really can endure... ________ _That you really are strong and you really do have worth, __________ And you learn and you learn.... ________ __________With every good-bye you learn~!