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she gotta condition of the heart a heart condition |
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so as a kid she had to adapt to smarter livin' |
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not much room to rebel because of health |
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no drugs no booze just kiss and tell |
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well known on the scene jailbait queen |
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had the first baby barely eighteen |
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father of the child was after one thing |
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when the daughter came the dad was unseen |
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it don't matter he ain't got a job |
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so she had to go to work |
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and leave the baby with her mom |
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second shift 'til the neck is stiff |
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but she worked it and built her own nest to live |
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soon after that baby's dadd/lazy bum with no cash |
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he wanna come over and crash |
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he wanna play his part |
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so she let him move into that garden level apartment |
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she knew better she did it anyways |
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explain better when you're tryin' to see some better days |
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the sun's up catch those rays |
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butterflies now who's got chase? |
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but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope |
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sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope |
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but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope |
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sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope |
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two years later two months pregnant |
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same daddy same broke ass situation |
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this time the doc said her heart might break |
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praise god that the job got her health benefits straight |
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she believes in the right to choice |
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but she loves baby girl and wants a boy |
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makes more nowadays on the day shift |
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balance that with night classes |
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take some time and space and make it all fit |
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the apartment they now live in is overcrowded |
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raised her voice and made her point |
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told that boy go get employed |
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he put on his best shirt |
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said he wasn't comin back 'til he gets work |
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she knew what that part meant |
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so she swept every piece out that apartment |
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peace out keep out take the scenic route |
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rather only hafta feed three mouths |
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she adapts to everything now |
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and nobody asks what she dreams about |
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but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope |
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sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope |
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but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope |
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sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope |
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little girl was her first reason to breathe |
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and her little man was the first man she believed in |
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she gotta live right and do right by self |
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she do for self she don't want your help |
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afraid of being alone |
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but fear aint' enough to knock her off of that stone |
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gonna make that home a home |
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with or without a man that she can call her own |
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big boss at work is anxious |
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continues to hand her the wrong advances |
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she passes the test she knew the answers |
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quit the job to go take a chance with life |
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this is life we all strain |
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while we pray for dollars and we work for change |
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it's all the same we all struggle |
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sometimes you gotta say **** you |
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when you smile and she doesn't return it |
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give her room and don't disturb it |
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if it makes it hurt less to curse and fight |
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go ahead and hate the world girl you earned the right now |
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but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope |
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sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope |
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but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope |
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sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope |
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but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope |
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sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope |
