Quitters

Quitters

Collin Raye

Nobody thinks about that stuff
Like, how tall he might have been or how fast he could’ve run
They just stare as he rolls by
All they see is a helpless kid with no chance to live a life
But, If they only knew

Chorus 1:
He’s got dreams of breaking ribbons in a hundred yard dash
Climbing up a snow capped mountain and planting his flag
He believes one day he’ll stand up and walk away from that chair
He’s got faith, he’s got hope and all his mamma’s prayers
He’s not jaded or bitter
gonna leave the giving up for the quitters
The doctors say no way he’ll walk
He just smiles and says “I’m gonna prove YOU wrong”
Lots of falls and failed attempts
His legs keep giving out, but his heart ain’t giving in
‘Cause, What they don’t know

Chorus 2:
He’s got dreams of breaking ribbons in a hundred yard dash
Pushing Earnhardt down the back stretch in a Daytona draft
He believes one day he’ll stand up and walk away from that chair
He’s got faith, he’s got hope and all his mamma’s prayers
He’s not jaded or bitter
He’s gonna leave the giving up for the quitters
He pulls himself up on the bars and takes a long, deep breath
Lifts his right foot off the mat and with all that he has left
He takes a step, one step

Chorus 3:
Toward his dream of breaking ribbons in a hundred yard dash
Going long for a touchdown with his buddies out back
He believes one day he’ll stand up and walk away from that chair
He’s got faith, he’s got hope and all his mamma’s prayers
He’s not jaded or bitter
He’s gonna leave the giving up for the quitters
He ain’t no quitter

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I heard this on the radio the other day and really thought it was a touching song! Maybe it's strange, but I always think of wheelchairs...the times when I was in them for awhile and mainly, the strong fact that I could of been in one for life. I know a couple spinal cord tumors survivors, like myself, and they are permanently in a wheelchair. That could easily have been me.

Today, I am grateful for: miracles, music, friends, family and God.

R