She got a condition of the heart   A heart condition   So as a kid she had to adapt to smarter living   Not much room to rebel because of health   no drugs, no booze, just kiss and tell   well known on the scene   jailbait queen   had the first baby barely eighteen   father of the child was after one thing   when the daughter came the dad was unseen   it don’t matter he aint got a job   so she had to go to work and leave the baby with her mom   second shift till the neck is stiff   but she worked it and built her own nest to live   soon after that baby’s daddy slash lazy bum   with no cash he want to come over and crash   he want to play his part   so she let him move in to that garden level apartment   she knew better—she did it anyways   explain better when your trying to see some better days   the suns up catch those rays   butterfly style who’s got chase      chorus:   but she still dreams after she woke   tight hold on that hope   sometimes it can seem so cold   do what you got to do to cope      X2      Two years later two months pregnant   Same daddy same broke ass situation   This time the doc said that her heart might break   Praise god that the job got her health benefits straight   she believes in the right to choice   but she loves baby girl and she wants a boy   makes more now a days on the day shift   balance that with night class    take some time and space and make it all fit   the apartment they now live in is overcrowded   raised her voice and made her point   told that boy go get employed   he put on his best shirt   said he wasn’t coming back till he gets work   she knew what that part meant    so she swept every piece out that apartment   peace out keep out   take the scenic route   rather only have to feed three mouths   she adapts to everything know    and nobody asks what she dreams out      Chorus X 2      Little girl was the first reason to breathe   And the little man was the first man she believed in   She gotta live right and do right by self   She do for self she don’t want your help   Afraid of being alone    But fear aint enough to knock her off of that stone   Gonna make that home her home    with or without a man that she can call her own   big boss at work is anxious    continues to hand her the wrong advances   she passes the test    she knew the answers   quit the job to go take a chance   with life   this is life we all scream   while we pray for dollars and we work for change   its all the same, we all struggle   sometimes you gotta say fuck you   when you smile and she doesn’t return it   give her room and don’t disturb it   if it makes it hurt less to curse and fight   go ahead and hate the world girl you’ve earned the right       chorus X3