[00:19.03]she gotta condition of the heart a heart condition
[00:21.34]so as a kid she had to adapt to smarter livin'
[00:23.97]not much room to rebel because of health
[00:26.17]no drugs no booze just kiss and tell
[00:28.24]well known on the scene jailbait queen
[00:30.95]had the first baby barely eighteen
[00:33.39]father of the child was after one thing
[00:35.46]when the daughter came the dad was unseen
[00:37.39]
[00:38.20]it don't matter he ain't got a job
[00:40.28]so she had to go to work
[00:41.47]and leave the baby with her mom
[00:43.15]second shift 'til the neck is stiff
[00:44.96]but she worked it and built her own nest to live
[00:47.53]soon after that baby's dadd/lazy bum with no cash
[00:49.97]he wanna come over and crash
[00:51.84]
[00:52.78]he wanna play his part
[00:54.21]so she let him move into that garden level apartment
[00:56.40]
[00:57.28]she knew better she did it anyways
[00:58.53]explain better when you're tryin' to see some better days
[01:00.97]
[01:01.65]the sun's up catch those rays
[01:03.47]butterflies now who's got chase?
[01:04.28]
[01:06.79]but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope
[01:09.72]
[01:10.23]sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope
[01:14.54]
[01:16.10]but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope
[01:19.10]
[01:20.72]sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope
[01:23.60]
[01:24.54]two years later two months pregnant
[01:26.41]same daddy same broke ass situation
[01:27.72]
[01:29.16]this time the doc said her heart might break
[01:31.10]praise god that the job got her health benefits straight
[01:33.29]
[01:33.85]she believes in the right to choice
[01:35.54]but she loves baby girl and wants a boy
[01:37.79]makes more nowadays on the day shift
[01:40.66]balance that with night classes
[01:41.73]
[01:42.35]take some time and space and make it all fit
[01:45.29]the apartment they now live in is overcrowded
[01:47.35]raised her voice and made her point
[01:49.04]
[01:49.73]told that boy go get employed
[01:51.16]
[01:53.42]he put on his best shirt
[01:54.91]said he wasn't comin back 'til he gets work
[01:57.16]she knew what that part meant
[01:58.67]
[01:59.23]so she swept every piece out that apartment
[02:01.29]peace out keep out take the scenic route
[02:03.23]
[02:03.85]rather only hafta feed three mouths
[02:06.04]she adapts to everything now
[02:07.56]
[02:08.88]and nobody asks what she dreams about
[02:10.38]
[02:10.88]but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope
[02:16.25]
[02:16.82]sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope
[02:19.88]
[02:21.57]but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope
[02:24.56]
[02:26.13]sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope
[02:29.13]
[02:30.19]little girl was her first reason to breathe
[02:32.08]and her little man was the first man she believed in
[02:34.40]she gotta live right and do right by self
[02:36.40]she do for self she don't want your help
[02:37.78]
[02:39.53]afraid of being alone
[02:40.72]but fear aint' enough to knock her off of that stone
[02:43.60]gonna make that home a home
[02:44.60]
[02:45.66]with or without a man that she can call her own
[02:48.34]big boss at work is anxious
[02:50.03]continues to hand her the wrong advances
[02:51.60]
[02:52.41]she passes the test she knew the answers
[02:54.15]
[02:55.03]quit the job to go take a chance with life
[02:57.03]
[02:57.72]this is life we all strain
[02:59.53]while we pray for dollars and we work for change
[03:01.65]
[03:02.21]it's all the same we all struggle
[03:04.03]sometimes you gotta say **** you
[03:05.46]
[03:06.34]when you smile and she doesn't return it
[03:08.53]give her room and don't disturb it
[03:10.03]
[03:10.65]if it makes it hurt less to curse and fight
[03:12.78]
[03:13.52]go ahead and hate the world girl you earned the right now
[03:15.84]
[03:16.53]but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope
[03:19.66]
[03:21.22]sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope
[03:24.53]
[03:25.78]but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope
[03:28.88]
[03:30.43]sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope
[03:33.33]
[03:35.02]but she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope
[03:38.14]
[03:39.70]sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope