Only A Woman

Only a Woman sees
 Only a Woman knows secrets she gotta keep
 She's barely holding on
 Only a Woman cries
 With force that will shake the skies
 Only a Woman bleeds
 Only a Woman
 (2x)
 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 whyâ¦â¦â¦.
 (Chorus 2x)
 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
 âCause 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
 (Chorus till end)
 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 endure 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
 âCause we can hate with the same strength we love
 Only a Woman can do all the above