Don't make so much of me Jo

I never dreamed of this sorrow
I never thought I'd have reason to lament
I hoped I'd never know heartbreak

How I wish, I could change the way things went
I wanted nothing but goodness, I wanted a reason to prevail
Not this bare emptiness, I wanted days of plenty

But I refuse to feel tragic, I am aching for more than pain and grief
There has got to be meaning, most of all when a life has been so brief
I have got to learn something, how can I give her any less?
I want life to go on, I want days of plenty

You have to believe there is reason for hope
You have to believe that the answers will come
You can't let this defeat you, I won't let this defeat you
You must fight to keep her there, within you

So believe that she matters and believe that she always will
She will always be with you, she'll be part of the days you've yet to feel
She will live in your bounty, she will live as you carry on your life

So carry on full of hope, she'll be there
For all your days of plenty