A boy to raise
At a young age
No help from him
But she's alive

To be made strong
But all alone
Must be a pain
But she's alive

The year was 1975
That night crickets cried
They knew what was going down

Three girls travel a long country road
And one said she thinks it's time
This baby wants to come right now

A boy to raise
At a young age
No help from him
But she's alive

To be made strong
But all alone
Must be a pain
But she's alive

I was scufflin' going to school
I was scufflin' working at night
And you know what, I truly believe
And that's why I tell a lot of parents

Single parents, don't tell me what God can't do
I made sure you had
I never felt like
You should be deprived of anything

If a man didn't want to take care of his child
You move on
And that's what I did
I moved on

A boy to raise
At a young age
No help from him
But she's alive

To be made strong
But all alone
Must be a pain
But she's alive

A boy to raise
At, at a young age
No help from him
But she's alive

He always wanted to be a father
But he never took care of you
He ain't have no money

He ain't have nothin'
How can you care about somebody
And you never give the welfare of them

A boy to raise
At a young age
No help from him
But she's alive

To be made strong
But all alone
Must be a drag
But she's alive

A boy to raise
At a young age
No help from him
But she's alive

To be made strong
But all alone
Must

And I knew I had to go that road by myself

She's alive