Love Child

Tenement slum

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ah

You think that I don't feel love

But what I feel for you is real love

In other's eyes, I see reflected a hurt, scorned, rejected

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, born in poverty

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, take a look at me

Started my life

In an old, cold, rundown tenement slum (Tenement slum)

My father left, he never even married mom

I shared the guilt my momma knew

So afraid that others knew I had no name

Oh, this love we're contemplating is worth the pain of waiting

We'll only end up hating the child we may be creating

Love child, never meant to be (Wait, won't you wait for)

Love child (Scorned by)

Society

Love child, always second best (Wait, won't you wait for)

Love child (Different from)

Different from the rest

Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer

Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer

Hmm, baby

I started school

In a worn, torn, dress that somebody threw out (Somebody threw out)

I knew the way it felt to always live in doubt

To be without the simple things

So afraid my friends would see the guilt in me

Oh, don't think that I don't need ya

Don't think I don't want to please ya

But no child of mine'll be bearing the name of shame I've been wearin'

Love child, love child, never quite as good (Wait, won't you wait for)

Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood (Hold on, just a little bit longer)

I'll always love you (Love child, wait, why won't you wait for)

I'll always love you (Hold on, just a little bit longer)

I'll always love you (Love child, wait, why won't you wait for)

I'll always love you (Hold on, just a little bit longer)

(Love child, wait, why won't you wait for) I'll always love you

(Hold on, just a little bit longer) I'll always love you

(Love child, wait, why won't you wait for) You, you

(Hold on, just a little bit longer) I'll always love you