It's not pretty no

It ain't pretty at all

(it ain't pretty no, it ain't pretty no)

I hear my mama say

Living ain't easy, no

Living ain't easy at all

(it ain't easy no, it ain't easy no)



All day and night she spends

Tending her seven children

Imagine the pressure that she bears

So many mouths to feed

Trying to give each one just what they need

Don't wanna listen when she says

(mama never want me to beg now)



It's not pretty no

It ain't pretty at all

(it ain't pretty no, it ain't pretty no)

I hear my mama say

Living ain't easy, no

Living ain't easy at all

(it ain't easy no, it ain't easy no)



She struggles and strives

Working from nine to five

Somehow she kept us all going

Always told us to stick together

Each one must help another

Hopin' we'll listen when she says

(And I can feel it when she sings)



It's not pretty no

It ain't pretty at all

(it ain't pretty no, it ain't pretty no)

I hear my mama say

Living ain't easy, no

Living ain't easy at all

(It ain't easy no, it ain't easy no)



I tell my mama don't worry, I tell my mama don't cry

I tell my mama don't worry, I tell my mama just chill

I tell my mama don't worry, I tell my mama don't cry

I tell my mama don't worry, I tell my mama just chill



Sometimes I feel like I'm going no where

Sometimes I feel like I know nobody cares

But I'm going turn my life around

Pick my head up off the ground

And I am not gonna stop just because I'm feeling down

All you women talk about independence

Do you really know what it means to be strong?

Single for a week just to boost your confidence

But another week later he'll be back (ding dong)



It's not pretty no

It ain't pretty at all

(it ain't pretty no, it ain't pretty no)

I hear my mama say

Living ain't easy, no

Living ain't easy at all

(it ain't easy no, it ain't easy no)