Raise it Up

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 With dealing with the pain the stress and poverty And i gotta be myself because There's nobody else for me (noo) (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 (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 impossible and that's why we pray (So raise it up) We pray Seems to be nothing left for me Mommas gone, daddy didn't wanna be And now i'm all by myself Wondering where is love Or should i just give up (ya kno) Life falls down on me Cuts into my soul But i know i 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 Feeling like a motherless child Pain cuts into my soul It's bringing me down Can't find my smile On the face of a motherless child I'm gonna break down these walls gonna give my all Ya know Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahhhhh (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 we need 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