'76 when a man his wife Baby doll, sorry I can't Left with 5 kids she was forced to become And go some pay
A college educated Washing dishes in a man's Now what good is a you got mouths to feed, yeah
She is that girl you know Maybe you've been, maybe you are Insert your where the year is If to this you can relate
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(We are giving up) always giving something up (We are giving up) We always giving We're always something up
'97, a mother has no but to go find work And leave her alone Far from heaven so she's gone 5 out the week To a piece home
Her man is off somewhere up dress Bringin' her back other woman's sickness Her baby girl is cryin', mama When you're the neighbor's chasing me
Around the from Pakistan Down to Soweto back to New York Insert your year the year is If to this story you can
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(We are something up) We're giving something up (We are giving up) We always something We're always giving up
Givin', tryin', Feedin', teachin', reachin' Dreamin', losin', abused and Dyin', cryin',
Hurtin', being we're worthless Birthin', buried in the earth and Hopin', mendin' spirits Smilin' and somehow
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(We are giving up) We're always giving up (We are something up) We're always something up
(We are something up) We're giving something up (We are giving up) We're always giving up
(We are something up) We're always something up (We are something up) always giving something up ...