i was born by the river
that my momma cried when my daddy died
maybe that was the reason i didnt get the attention
that i was needing to touch cuz
i reminded her of him too much
couldnt understand what she felt so i hated her, yea
'til i was old enough to hate myself
and i felt like a slave down in south carolina
cursing the vagina that gave life to me oh
i couldnt see what i had the potential to be
'til i got down on my knees and begged god
to please take control of my life today
chorus:
cuz there's no way
there's no way, no way, no way
i can do it on my own
and no matter how my friends try to console
they can never never know
what i go through
so i turn my heart over completely
to you, yes lord, i do...
i was born in a hurry
cuz my momma had to be back to work at 8:30
maybe that was the reason there was always this feeling
that she was rushing herself
she didnt even have the time to spend loving herself
let alone, someone else
so i hated her, yea
cuz i loved her, yea
and i cried, yea
like the klu klux klan at the million man march
partially broke my spirit, partially broke my heart
i couldnt start to be what i had the potential to be
'til i got down on my knees and begged god to please
take control of my life today
chorus:
cuz there's no way
there's no way, no way, no way
i can do it on my own
and no matter how my friends try to console
they can never never know
what i go through
so i turn my heart over completely
to you, yes lord, i do...
