Mother and Child

[Verse 1] A mother takes her life into her hands To give a child a chance to live [Verse 2] Who am I to place myself into that space Her life's not mine to give [Verse 3] Yeah, every child is a precious thing Bearers of sacred personal worth Hung between conception and the death Every choice that child's for ill or for good [Chorus] That's what makes us human, my friend It's not our kingdom, phylum, or species in the end It's a choice to give ourselves so another can mend You can't take away that choosing with the stroke of a pen Break humanity's cradle by force and hurt a bend [Verse 4] Some boundaries are thick and black, yeah But most of them are gray Few would question a body's right to be alive Except when fear rules the day [Verse 5] God or nature planted our future in this space Subject to hunger, harm, disease Left her in charge of how to manage nine months grace No man's demand to appease [Chorus] That's what makes us human, my friend It's not our kingdom, phylum, or species in the end It's a choice to give ourselves so another can mend You can't take away that choosing with the stroke of a pen Break humanity's cradle by force and hurt a bend [Chorus] That's what makes us human, my friend It's not our kingdom, phylum, or species in the end It's a choice to give ourselves so another can mend You can't take away that choosing with the stroke of a pen Break humanity's cradle by force and hurt a bend