When it comes to singers squeezing every ounce of emotion from a lyric, few come close to country singing legend Martina McBride. Her latest, I’m Gonna Love You Through It, is a moving ode to people who go through cancer, and the video is designed to encourage and inspire people who are going through the tough times that come with the Big C. (It’s also designed to open the floodgates of the “ugly cry,” so be sure you have a tissue. Having lost Ate Jojo Moya just last Saturday to cancer, I wish I had helped her listen to this a couple of times before she returned to the loving arms of her Father. But this is what life is about: loving people through life is probably the greatest gift you can bestow anyone. You are loved and missed, Ate Jojo.
I’M GONNA LOVE YOU THROUGH IT
Martina McBride
She dropped the phone and burst into tears
The doctor just confirmed her fears
Her husband held it in and held her tight
Cancer don’t discriminate or care if you’re just 38
With three kids who need you in their lives
He said, “I know that you’re afraid and I am, too
But you’ll never be alone, I promise you”
When you’re weak, I’ll be strong
When you let go, I’ll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I’ll be there to dry your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can’t take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it
She made it through the surgery fine
They said they caught it just in time
But they had to take more than they planned
Now it’s forced smiles and baggy shirts
To hide what the cancer took from her
But she just wants to feel like a woman again
She said, “I don’t think I can do this anymore”
He took her in his arms and said “That’s what my love is for”
When you’re weak, I’ll be strong
When you let go, I’ll hold on
When you need to cry, I swear that I’ll be there to dry your eyes
When you feel lost and scared to death,
Like you can’t take one more step
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it
And when this road gets too long
I’ll be the rock you lean on
Just take my hand, together we can do it
I’m gonna love you through it
I’m gonna love you through it
