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Haters

you hate me

why

because how i wear my hair

or the way i dress or

the way i walk

or the way i talk

maybe because i'm a female or male

or my skin color  is not right

no that's not what it is 

you hate me  because your not me

you hate me because i'm me

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Little Do They Know

MY FRIENDS DON'T KNOW ME 

LIKE THEY THINK

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT I GO THOUGH

WHEN THET SEE ME IT'S ALL SMILES AND GOOD TIMES

LITTLE DO THEY KNOW I'M DYING ON THE INSIDE

NOT REALY DYING BUT THAT'S WHAT IT FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M COMMING OR GOING 

THEY ALWAYS SAYING YOU GOT IT MADE

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY WORRIES

LITTLE DO THEY KNOW I DO

PUT ON FAKE SMILES AND LAUGHS FOR THEM

NOT ME

TRYING TO LIVED IT UP FOR THEM NOT ME

LITTLE DO THEY KNOW

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The Other Women

SITTING ALONE LIKE ALWAYS

WONDERING WHEN YOU ARE GOING 

TO CALL OR COME OVER

WHO AM I

THE OTHER WOMEN

LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW

WALKING BACK AND FORTH

JUST WAITING

WHO AM I

THE OTHER WOMEN

WONDERING WHAT YOU ARE DOING

AND SAYING

WHO AM I

THE OTHER WOMEN

CAN'T HELP TO WONDER IF YOU ARE KISSING HER

TOUCHING HER AND HUGGING HER THE WAY YOU DO ME

TELLING HER THAT YOU LOVE HER AND NEVER LEAVE LIKE YOU

TELL ME

WHO IS SHE 

HIS WIFE

AND WHO AM I

JUST THE OTHER WOMEN

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Missing You

I STILL 

CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR GONE 

I KNOW IT'S BEEN ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW SINCE

YOU PAST I STILL THINK OF YOU NIGHT AND DAY

SOMETIMES WHEN THE PHONE RINGS I THINK IT'S YOU CALLING

EVERY NOW AND THEN I CALL OUT YOU NAME

BUT I GET NO ANSWER

I GO TO YOUR RESTING PLACE TO TALK TO YOU

BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME

I'M THE ONLY ONE TALKING

WHEN YOU LEFT ME

I LOST MY BEST FRIEND

MY SISTER

MY MOM

EVEN THOUGH YOUR IN A BETTER PLACE

IT STILL HURTS

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT

I MISS YOU

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Chocolate

COULDN'T WAIT TO GET HOME

TODAY TO YOU YOUR ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT

ALL DAY I WANTED TO LEAVE EARLY FROM WORK TO 

COME HOME TO YOU

BUT I COULDN'T WELL I'M HERE NOW

I WANT YOU TO COME TO ME LIKE I IMAGINE ALL DAY TODAY

OOH YOU SMELL SO GOOD I CAN'T WAIT TO TASTE YOU

I KNOW I SHOULDN'T BUT I CAN'T HELP IT

JUST A NIBBLE OR TWO NOBODY

WILL KNOW BUT YOU AND I

YOUR SO CREAMY YOU JUST MELT IN MY MOUTH

JUST A LITTLE MORE

I SWEAR THEN I'LL STOP

BUT I CAN'T IT'S TOO GOOD TO STOP NOW

NIBBLE AND NIBBLE UNTIL IT'S ALL GONE

MAN I GOTTA GET MORE OF THIS

CHOCOLATE

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Enough Is Enough

WHEN IS IT ENOUGH
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
MAKE UP TO COVER YOUR BLACK EYES

WHEN IS IT ENOUGH
WHEN YOU MISS ANOTHER FAMILY GATHERING BECAUSE
YOU HAD TO MANY BRUISES YOU JUST
COULDN'T COVER UP

WHEN IS IT ENOUGH
WHEN YOUR LOVED ONES ARE
SAYING GOODBYE TO YOU
AT YOUR FURNERAL

IS THAT WHEN IT'S ENOUGH

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Thank You

IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE IS GOING WELL
YOU MAKE ME FEEL REAL ALL OVER
I NEVER HALF TO PRETEND WITH YOU
ABOUT ANYTHING
I CAN BE MYSELF WITH YOU
I DON'T HAVE  TO HIDE MY FEELING EITHER
EVERTHING YOU DO IS  SO RIGHT
I CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF
AND TO BELIVE AGAIN
AND FOR THAT I WANT TO SAY 
THANK YOU

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