You've lived your lifeAnd how you survivedI'll never knowPeople talk of hardshipsWhat do they knowWhat do they kno wOf the strength you had to showTo stop yourself from crying outTo keep you head above the sandThose times when you were i n dispairWhen trouble seemed your only friendSomehow you kept your spirits highYou told him straight don't call againNow t here were timesWhen it seemed I didn't careDon't misjdge my silenceYou had my sympathyI had sympathyAnd I admired how you Stopped yourself from cryingKept your head above the sandWhen trouble seemed your only friendSomehow you kept your spirits highYou told him straightDon't call againAnd now the future's looking brightYou fought alone and won the fightKept your f aithWhen times were hard you made it throughTrouble seemed your only friendSomehow you kept your spirits highYou stopped y ourself from crying outYou kept your head above the sandThose times when you were in despairTrouble seemed your only friend Somehow you kept your spirits highYou told him straightDon't call again