Advice In the Midnight

It was an old lady’s voice That woke me up from my common dreams It was an old man’s voice That walk me past my future It was an old lady’s voice That told me not to love late in the evening It was an old man’s voice That told me of manhood inborn brilliance It was an old lady’s voice That sang, strength, hope, courage all night It was an old man’s voice That directed me to seek light in a dark world It was an old lady’s advice That taught me how to make a lifetime choice It was a man’s voice That taught me cherish my lifetime choice Of all the voices I heard Of all the vices and virtues, I had It was a woman’s voice that built this fortress of a man