Can I fix it?
No I cain’t
But I sure ain’t gonna take it lyin’ down Will I make it?
Maybe so
Will I give up?
Oh no
I’ll be fightin’ ’til I’m six feet underground
First chorus:
I’m gonna woman up and take it like a man I’m gonna buckle up, be tough enough To take control and make demands Look like a woman
Think like a man
Be as good as or better than Gotta woman up and take it like a man
Verse two:
Do I want to?
No I don’t
Will I surrender?
No I won’t
It’s a long hard life for a gal But I gotta live it And it’s a dang shame if you ask me Workin’ so hard
Just to be free
Whatever it takes then I’m more than glad to give it
Second chorus:
So I’m gonna woman up and take it like a man Gotta buckle up be tough enough To give ’em hell and take command Soft like a woman, strong like a man Stick to my guns and have a plan Gotta woman up and take it like a man
Bridge: （gang sing）
A rough road, we’ll walk it Never give up, we’ll talk it Soon enough we can chalk it Up to experience and payin’ dues And I’ll speak my truth
Third chorus:
（Sing it girls）
Woman up and take it like a man And I’m gonna buckle up be tough enough To take control and make demands Look like a woman
Think like a man
Be as good as or better than
Gonna woman up and take it like a man I am, I am
I’m gonna woman up and take it like a man I am, I am
I’m gonna woman up and take it like a man
Driven
Verse one:
Driven to insanity, driven to the edge Driven to the point of almost no return Driven to think awful thoughts, do awful things But at least I’d like to think I’ve learned I’m driven, driven to be smarter Driven to work harder
Driven to be better every day Driven to keep on and on To achieve the things I want I’ll be sorry if I don’t Make the most of livin’
I, I-I-I-I, I, I-I-I-I, I, I-I-I I’m driven
Bridge:
I’ve got drive
I try to do more than survive Reachin’ out to take what life has given One thing you can say for me is I, I-I-I-I, I, I-I-I-I, I, I-I-I I’m driven
（Turnaround:）
I-I-I I’m driven
Second chorus:
Driven, driven to be smarter Driven to work harder
Driven to be better every day Driven, yes you gotta be Nothing you cannot achieve Take the wheel and just believe That you can change your life Just say I, I-I-I-I, I, I-I-I-I, I, I-I-I I’m willin’
I, I-I-I-I, I, I-I-I-I, I, I-I-I I’m driven
Tag:
I’m driven, I’m driven
Driven…willin’
I, I-I-I I’m driven
I, I-I-I I’m driven
Driven, driven
Dark Night, Bright Future
First chorus:
Dark night, bright future Like the phoenix from the ashes, I shall rise again Dark night, bright future I’ve been hurt and broken but I am on the mend Got so much ahead of me
The past is gonna set me free Learn from it and just believe That I can touch the sky
Verse one:
Everyone knows happiness Everybody grieves
We all cry, we all smile Everybody bleeds
Everybody has a past, things they want to hide There’s give, take, love, hate in each and every life
Second chorus:
Dark night, bright future Like the phoenix from the ashes, I shall rise again Dark night, bright future I’ve been hurt and broken, but I am on the mend Got so much ahead of me
What’s in the past, I’ll leave it be Learn from it and just believe That I can touch the sky
Bridge:
Forgiveness is a magic wand, makes things disappear Kindness wipes away regret, hope can conquer fear Tenderness, a soothing balm, healing wounds and scars Love says we can start anew right from where we are
Third chorus:
Dark night, bright future I’m on my way, I start today I’m gonna be all right
Dark night, bright future It’s darkest just before the light And though it’s been a long dark night Blue sky on the other side
Half chorus:
Dark night, bright future Like the phoenix from the ashes, I shall rise again Dark night, bright future I’ve been hurt and broken But I am on the mend
Songs by Ruthanna Ryder
Big Dreams and Faded Jeans
Verse one:
Put on my jeans, my favorite shirt Pull up my boots and hit the dirt Finally doin’ somethin’ I’ve dreamed of for years Don’t know quite what to expect A little scared, but what the heck My desire is always greater than my fear