No father figure in the house
And I'm wondering how I'm gonna
Work it out, Oh
My friends keep on telling me
How I don't need that man,
But they don't really understand
There's far too many pressures in reality
Dealing with the pain, the stress and poverty,
And I got to be myself because...
There's nobody else for me, Nooo
(Hand in there with me)
Sometimes it takes a different kind of love to raise a child
(So don't give up)
So don't give up
(When pressures come down)
Sometimes it takes a different kind of dream to make you smile
(So raise it up !)
So raise...
(Hang in there with me)
Sometimes we need another helping hand to show the way
(So don't give up !)
So don't give up...
(When pressures come down)
Sometimes it seems impossibles and that's why we pray
(So raise it up !)
We pray...
Seems to be nothing left for me
Mama's gone, daddy didn't want to be
And now I'm all by myself
Wondering where is love
And should I just give up, you know...
Life falls down on me
Cuts into my soul
But I know I've got the strength to make it through it all
'Cause I'm still standing tall
Breaking through these walls
I'm gonna, give my all
Yeah Yeah
Feelin' like a motherless child
Pain cuts into my soul
It's beating me down
Can't find my smile
On the face of a motherless child
Gonna break down these walls
Gonna give my all, you know
Yeah ! Yeah ! Yeah ! Yeah !
(Hang in there with me)
Sometimes it takes a different kind of love to raise a child
(So don't give up !)
So don't give up
(When pressures come down)
Sometimes it takes a different kind of dream to make you smile
(So raise it up !)
So raise it up
(Hang in there with me)
Sometimes it takes another helping hand to show you the way
(So don't give up !)
(When pressures come down)
Sometimes it seems impossible
That's why we pray
So raise it up !
