Woman I Am

If I never felt the pain
Of not knowing my father’s name
If I didn’t have to make the choice to run away
From the bruises left behind
I felt abandoned by your side and if I didn’t question why
I let you make me cry

Then I wouldn’t be
And you’d never see
Now I’m pain free
I could never
Never, ever
I could never, ever be
The woman I am

I saw the man with a gun
Standing there as she fell down
Hеr baby in her arms
Lying on the ground

I was forced to survivе
As death came pouring from the skies
If I didn’t stare it in the eyes
To say goodbye

Then I wouldn’t be
And you’d never see
Now I’m pain free
I could never
Never, ever
I could never, ever be
The woman I am

If I didn’t eat dirt
And if I didn’t bleed
If I never loved and felt what it feels like to be hurt…..

Then I wouldn’t be
And you’d never see
Now I’m pain free
I could never
Never, ever
I could never, ever be
The woman I am

…the woman I am, the woman…
I would never be, the woman I am