Caregiver's Anthem

To the tune of "I Will Survive"

At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
Without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights
Helping you to hold on
And I grew strong
And I learned how to care
And so you're here
Not somewhere else
I care for you with all the love
I have to share
I am so glad you are with me
And I don’t have any worries because you’ve shown me how
If I had known in the beginning
What joy this would bring

Know your life still has meaning
Just look around here now
'Cause you're so very loved
I thought I would hurt helping you say goodbye
I thought I’d crumble
I thought I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
As long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive
I will survive

It took all the strength I had
Not to fall apart
Kept trying hard to care for you
While sharing joys in my heart
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high
And you see me
Somebody new
I'm caring for you because
I’m still in love with you
And you are not a burden to me
And you love has set me free
But now I'm using my caring
For someone who's been loving me