Promises — текст песни (India.arie)

When I think about the turn my life has taken
I know it`s because of you, that I receive so many blessings
I had a home but no privacy, I didn`t know a thing about my legacy
When I realized you were there for me, I called on your name and you came
And you did, just what you said, for that I`ll love you forever
You kept, your word to me, for that I`ll love you forever

[Chorus]
A promise, is a promise in my eyes
Can`t say you`re gonna just to compromise
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined
A promise is a promise you can`t deny, there`s no way

I think of when there was a young boy, not even two years old
Blessed with a mother who loved him so, she abandoned her dreams
to nourish his own
It wasn`t easy for the two of them, but she knew she had to give
him a chance
At a better life, it was only right, so she worked and she prayed
And she did, just what she say, for that he`ll love her forever
She kept her word to him, for that he`ll love her forever

[Chorus]
A promise is a promise, in my eyes
Can`t say you`re gonna just to compromise
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined
A promise is a promise you can`t deny, there`s no way
A man`s only as good as his word

[Instrumental break]

Her wedding day and she`s thinking `bout the way he won her affection
She was so cynical about love `cause she didn`t want to be heart
broken again
He looked her in her eye with sincerity, said he only wanted
to protect her so she
Took a chance on him and she`s glad she did because he came for real
And he did, just what he said, for that she`ll love him forever
He kept his word to her, for that she`ll love him forever

[Chorus]
A promise is a promise, in my eyes
Can`t say you`re gonna just to compromise
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined
A promise is a promise you can`t deny, there`s no way
No way, there ain`t no way
A man`s only as good as his word