| I lost but I did not lose the lesson,
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| No, I was so lonely there at the top of my mountain,
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| And I can be the Joan of Arc of courage,
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| But with one touch of lust I crumbled in his arms.
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| Maybe I don’t understand what it takes to make it last,
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| It doesn’t help when little girls are pushed too far and too damned fast,
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| They grow up to be the woman dancing in a cage,
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| And learning too late the acquiescing turns to rage.
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| There’s somethin' I’ve gotta say,
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| Somethin' I’ve gotta say,
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| Somethin' I’ve gotta say,
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| Somethin' I’ve gotta say.
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| What I love is also what I hate.
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| This music kills me then forces me to stand up straight,
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| So don’t confuse positivity for naïveté,
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| The great ones walked through hell to become that way.
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| And oh my God the tests get harder,
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| My love and I are torn apart,
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| Why do I feel I must choose between my music and my heart,
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| Futile pressure running on this hamster wheel,
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| I will walk down the path of motherhood I feel.
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| There’s somethin' I’ve gotta say,
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| Somethin' I’ve gotta say,
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| Somethin' I’ve gotta say, say, say, say.
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| All my life I strove to be the first one in my family to achieve,
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| Grab a hold of that brass ring,
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| But money’s so empty, the road will leave you lonelier than lonely, I’m sorry,
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| I learned my lesson late in life and love, forgive me.
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| There’s somethin' I’ve gotta say,
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| Somethin' I’ve gotta say,
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| There’s somethin' I’ve gotta say, in my life, in my time, talking about it.
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| There’s somethin' I’ve gotta say, say, say, say and today’s gonna be my day. |