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Into Fundisha Talking: |
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I remember growing up in Newark and hanging out with the girl next door and |
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She never wanted to go home because her parents were always fighting |
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I ran into her the other day, and I ask her how she was doing |
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And she just started crying,and my heart really went out to her |
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And I ask her what's wrong , And as she began to wipe the tears from her eyes |
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this is what she told me- |
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Chorus: |
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Momma never told me how to be lady |
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If she did I never would of has this baby |
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Poppa never taught me right from wrong |
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He was was never home poppa was a rolling stone |
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(Repeat one more time) |
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Verse 1: |
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Poppa use to drink alot and |
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Momma use to walk around smoking pot |
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So they never heard a single word I said |
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that's why I use to walk the streets at night when I should of been in bed |
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Never heard me crying in the night cause all they did was fuss and fight |
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(fuss and fight) |
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Now I don't know where to turn |
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Never Taught, Never Told |
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Chorus: |
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Momma never told me how to be lady (Momma never taught me) |
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If she did I never would of has this baby (no) |
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Poppa never taught me right from wrong |
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(He was never home see my poppa was a rolling stone) He was was never home |
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poppa was a rolling stone |
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Momma never told me how to be lady |
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If she did I never would of has this baby |
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Poppa never taught me right from wrong |
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He was was never home poppa was a rolling stone |
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Verse 2: |
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See I was in a house that was not a home |
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So I left because I did not belong |
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Then I fell in love with a man |
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who said that he loved me but all he did was hit me with his hand |
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I thought things would get better in a little while |
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But instead it got worse when I had this child |
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I don't know what to do |
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Never taught, Never told(ooollldddd) |
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Chorus: |
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Momma never told me how to be lady(Momma never told me) |
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If she did I never would of has this baby |
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(Poppa never told me)Poppa never taught me right from wrong |
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(oh my Poppa was a,Poppa was a, Poppa was a rolling stone)He was was never |
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home poppa was a rolling stone |
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Momma never told me how to be lady(ooooooohhh) |
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If she did I never would of has this baby(oooohhh) |
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Poppa never taught me right from wrong |
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(He was never home, poppa was a rolling stone) |
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He was was never home poppa was a rolling stone |
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Momma never told me how to be lady(ooohh) |
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If she did I never would of has this baby(wouldn't of never had this baby) |
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Poppa never taught me right from wrong |
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He was was never home(He was never home) poppa was a rolling |
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stone(poppa,poppa was rolling stone) |
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Verse 3(Ending): |
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See I wish they would of taught me |
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That in order to love a man |
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I must love myself first |
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Oh Momma why didn't you tell me Oh yeah |
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(Background:Never taught,Never told,Never Taught,Never told repeat) |
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So I began to tell my friend |
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what my momma taught me |
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Thank you Jesus |
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Hallelujah |
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See she taught me that everything happens for a reason |
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And God knows how much you can bear |
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He'll make a way out of nowhere |
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Turn your dark night into day oh yes he will yes he will |
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Hallelujah,Hallelujah,Hallelujah |
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Hallelujah,Hallelujah,Hallelujah |
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See I'm tryna feel this thing right now |
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See I gotta feel this thing right now |
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because he made a way for me one day |
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when I was down and out |
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Didn't know what to do, Singing a little down dirty blues,dirty blues, dirty |
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blues |
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Down dirty blues (ohhhhhh) (ohhhhhh) |
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He'll be your mother when your mother left |
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He'll be your father when your father left |
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Oh, Hallelujah,Hallelujah,Hallelujah Lord |
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Hallelujah,Hallelujah,Hallelujah Lord |
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(Song Fading)Thank you jesus,Thank you jesus, Thank you Jesus Lord |
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Thank you jesus,Thank you jesus, Thank you Jesus Lord |
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Hallelujah,Hallelujah,Hallelujah Lord |
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Hallelujah,Hallelujah,Hallelujah Lord |
