Betsy Rose and Cathy Winter
Don't Shut My Sister Out
"This is a struggle for survival, not a party game."
Don't shut my sister out
Trust her choices
Her women's wisdom and her will to grow
Don't shut my sister out
Trust her vision
Her intuition of her own way to go.
Well a women's rhythm is an ebb and a flow
It's a coming together
It's a letting go.
Like the tides of the moon
And the seasons of earth
We sing out cycle of
Death and rebirth
Sometimes I find myself taking a stand
It's like finding rocks
Among the shifting sand
When sisters gather round
holding hand in hand
Saying this is our story
This is our land
Sometimes I find I have to walk away
There are inner voices
That I have to obey
And they leave me lonely
And they leave me cold
And they lead me away from the Sisterfold.
Don't shut my sister out
Trust her choices
Her women's wisdom and her will to grow
Don't shut my sister out
Trust her vision
Her intuition of her own way to go.
One thing I've learned
Is never to assume
That every woman I meet
Is gonna sing my tune
I want respect
I want to give you the same
This is a struggle for survival
Not a party game.
I see pointing fingers
I see calling names
I see our strength be shattered
By fear and blame.
Can't you see?
Can't you see
The writing on the wall
If we don't stand together,
Then we're all gonna fall
Don't shut my sister out
Trust her choices
Her women's wisdom and her will to grow
Don't shut my sister out
Trust her vision
Her intuition of her own way to go.
You are a special woman
Shouldn't have to hide
I want to know you,
Grow with you right by my side
Won't you come as you are
Won't you do as you must
Won't you help build a Sisterhood
We all can trust.
Don't shut my sister out
Trust her choices
Her women's wisdom and her will to grow
Don't shut my sister out
Trust her vision
Her intuition of her own way to go.
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