Sara McLaughlin – good enough Lyrics

It's the moment of truth between two friends (or, as in my own case, sisters) when one realizes the other person is living in a painfully abusive situation and hasn't the energy or will to leave it. The abused person has been told (maybe all her life) and has come to believe that she is not "good enough" as a human being, to be treated well - she honestly believes she deserves the physical, psychological and/or sexual abuse she is experiencing at the hands of someone she loves. The part that begins "Hey little girl would you like some candy....." is more than likely a memory the abused person has of her own past, of being molested as a child. "It's not the wind that cracked your shoulder, or threw you to the ground......" is the friend putting the pieces together - that the abused person has so much shame that she's learned to cover the damages inflicted on her by the man she loves. Sarah ends the song in such a positive and healthy way with the friend lovingly confronting the abused person: You deserve so much more than this! You do not deserve abuse. I value you, you are so much more than good enough - let me be there for you, show you how valued you are, simply because you are you! GREAT song, dealing with all too pervasive problem in our society.