Only a Woman

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Only a woman sees

Only a woman knows secrets she gotta keep

She's barely holding on

Only a woman cries

Tears that will shake the skies

Only a woman bleeds

Only a woman

Up before the sun (like a man)

On top of my game

I stay strong (like a man)

On the grind for the ones that i love (like a so-called man)

Did i mention

It's that time of the month

Leaving work

Days just gettin' started

Between the bills and these men

There's no end to this drama

Sometimes i'm at the point feel like givin' up

But if i don't take care of me

Then tell me who will?

Don't you remember the pain

And the mood swings (tell me)

I still go through the day with a smile on my face

(i don't think so)

Gotta headache, backache, on top of that i'm crampin'

When that energy comes it's that time of the month

That's why...

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I put on my pants (like a man)

I even take out the trash (like a man)

I'm tough but i'm bruised

But i've gotten used to

Taking abuse (like a so-called man)

Can't be loyal

Give him love and submission

'cause if he breaks out

I must assume the position

Working 12 hours days at a job that i hate

Just learning how to misplace all the pain

Don't you remember the pain

And the mood swings (tell me)

I still go through the day with a smile on my face

(i don't think so)

Gotta headache (head hurts) backache

On top of that i'm crampin' (and my back aches)

When that energy comes it's that time of the month

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Tell me

When you wake up in the morning

And your stomach is turning

Always hungry for something

Uncontrollable yearnings

Hard to feel pretty

When your clothes don't even button

Not for nothing

It's hard to be a woman

And can you deal with what comes

When it's gone for 9 months

The pressures still building

Only i can have these children

And god knows what he made

He made me

Strong as i can be

That's why

Only a woman

Only a woman can do these things

Give her love day after day

Only a woman can undo all this pain

And still give her love

And she's barely holding on

Only a woman

We sacrifice

Dedicate our lives

Stand by your side

Smile when we wanna cry

Let you wear the hat

While we take the chair

Hold our commitments

Still treated unfair

But, oh be weary of a hardened heart

Hell hath no fury when the fighting starts

'cause we can hate with the same strength we love

Only a woman can do all the above

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