The Lifeline

(hummmmm) She drives an uber 12 hours a day with a smile on

her face

Eight hundred cash for a room she can’t use No kitchen to

cook in, nothing left to lose Her mom’s back home 'cause the

rent got too high She eats in her car and she tries

not to cry

Living on junk food and breathing in pain Trapped in a cycle,

standing in the rain.

But you don't have to carry this mountain alone

There is a bridge that can lead you back home When you

are stranded and your funds are low

There is one number that you need to know...

Nine-one-one when the blue lights need to run!

But dial two-one-one when the damage has been done!

Help is on the line,

twenty-four hours, any time When you’re homeless,

helpless, or hopeless inside Dial two-one-one,

let a human be your guide

It’s free, it’s safe,

it’s a place to begin

Open up the door,

let the hope back in!

(Just call 2-1-1...)

We see the young mothers,

their men overseas Left all alone,

fighting down on their knees With a child in their arms,

trying to get by

Washing out the trauma,

holding heads high

They come to our chairs on a Day

of Beauty grace Brushing out the sorrow,

putting smiles on their face Dreamers,

looking for a job

Food stamps are waiting,

but the system can rob...

If you don't know the way.

Then I look at my own,

and the tears start to fall A mother locked out,

her back to the wall Lies in the courtroom,

a family torn apart A trauma-bonded spirit and a shattered mother's heart

Sleeping in her car,

now she’s fighting for her mind While her boy with special needs

is so hard to find We paid lawyers,

we fought through the grief But a three-digit number could have brought

the relief...

Before the gavel came down.

I survived the van crash,

I remember the fear

Trauma can linger for year after year But prayer keeps us moving,

and love makes us bold When you see someone hurting,

don't leave them in the cold!

We’re rewriting the story,

changing the mood!

Everyone’s need is different,

but the answer is clear...

Nine-one-one when the blue lights need to run!

But dial two-one-one when the damage has been done!

Help is on the line,

twenty-four hours,

any time When you’re homeless,

helpless, or hopeless inside Dial two-one-one,

let a human be your guide It’s free,

it’s safe, it’s a place to begin Open up the door,

let the hope back in!

To the drivers in the night...

To the mothers left behind...

To my beautiful daughter...

Tommy, tell the city,

let the radio remind: You are not invisible.

We see you.

Just call 2-1-1.