She was the prom queen, the world was hers



With a wave of her hand, whispered words



Hearts broken by her abilities



Addicted to the sweetness of a gentle kiss



Lost in a search for something she might never find



Never know if she don't try, the results will come in time



No time to smell the roses, let alone slow dance



Too many bad memories of forgotten romance



She walked out slammed the door



Damn him, she didn't need him



A child game she had to cloth him feed him



Alone after so long gave up hope



Convinced all men were abusive



Undependable heathens and sold dope



Mister right wasn't coming



A fact that she would have to face



She didn't have no time to waste, she had a man to raise



No man to chase, sick of living in this blasted place



No time to sit around weeping like a basket case



Herson made it all worthwhile



The only man that got to see her smile



She reminisced about her lifestyle before the baby came



She did what responsible people do, she changed







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She's a different kinda lady



She's not often understood







She was my best friend, my playmate



Moved in next door just before the first grade



We ran foot races, climb trees, caught insects



Before money and sex, powder and x



Before popularity came so crucial



She had love and the feeling was mutual



We used to cut our feet barefooted in chipped glass



Now we blow smoke as we skip class



New friends came, and with them came change



The pressure was all, would lil mama maintain



She began to drift away, the distance between us grew wider



Didn't have to speak to me, I could see the hurt inside her



I hear the words out of her mouth



But they don't reflect what she really feel



I've seen the smile before I know it isn't real



Artificial happiness, superficial friends



A nonstop whirl wind, when will it all end



Her eyes roll back, she began to convulse



They searched for a heartbeat, but she had no pulse



Autopsy results show she mixed powder and downers



And none of her new friends were around her



When her family found her, but a







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She's a different kinda lady



She's not often understood







She was a young girl seventeen, if I recollect correctly



A baby with a baby, that baby was me



She worked everyday still it wasn't enough



World was rough, ol' girl was tough



Drop me off in the morning



Come back and get me in the afternoon



Free spirits lost being guided by the moon



Used to take me to church, try to make me a man



But hard times put drastic changes in plan



She was out there, every time she got up, she fell again



In love with a bastard, stay in and out the pen



Alcoholic addict, never tried to change himself



Beat her to a pulp, and make her blame herself



I tried to talk to her, mama you don't have to stay



Just pack your bags and go, you can walk away



She tell me about this pain, hoping I'd never experience it



Baby boy love is some serious shit, I pray for change



Eventually it came, like rays of light after days of rain



She turned her life around, walked away never to return



Still tempted by the fire, just tired of being burned







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She's a different kinda lady



She's not often understood