Songfacts®:

• Shelby Kennedy and Philip White wrote this country-pop song. It recounts the trials and tribulations of a premature baby who grows up to be a single mom juggling two jobs and raising her kids. As a strong woman who experienced a divorce and the tragic loss of her entire band in a 1991 plane crash, Reba McEntire fit this song of resilience perfectly. She could relate to the story of a woman who survives difficult circumstances with the help of "God's amazing grace."
• McEntire recorded this as one of three new songs for her third compilation album, Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor. Released as its lead single on September 6, 2001, it peaked at #49 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Country chart.
• McEntire co-produced the song with Tony Brown. It features the following musicians:
  
  Guitars: Steve Gibson
  Bass: Michael Rhodes
  Drums: Paul Leim
  Keyboards: Steve Nathan and Matt Rollings
  Backing Vocals: Russell Terrell and Kim Parent.
• McEntire recorded an altered version as the theme song for her WB sitcom Reba, which aired from October 5, 2001 to February 18, 2007. The show's lyrics are as follows:
  
  My roots are planted in the past,
  Though my life is changing fast,
  Who I am is who I want to be.
  A single mom, who works too hard,
  Who loves her kids and never stops.
  With gentle hands and the heart of a fighter.
  I'm a survivor.
• In 2021, the song received a new life from TikTok when the social platform users started showing the amusing things that make them a "survivor." McEntire got in on the trend filming herself trying to feed her donkeys.