Love Child

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

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, scorn, 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

I started my life in an old, cold, rundown tenement slum

My father left, he never even married mom

Never shared the guilt my mama knew

So afraid that others knew I had no name

This love we're contemplating

Is worth the pain and waiting

We'll only end up hating

The child we may be creating

Oh, love child, never meant to be

Love child, society

Love child, always second best

Love child, different from the rest

Whoa, ooh-whoa

Ooh

Whoa, ooh-whoa

Ooh, yeah

Started school in a worn, torn dress that somebody threw out

I knew the way it felt to always live in doubt

To be without the simple things

So afraid my friends could see the guilt in me

Don't think that I don't need you

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

But no child of mine will be bearin'

The name of shame I've been wearin'

Oh, love child, never meant to be

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

Love child, born in poverty

(Just a little bit longer)

Love child, never meant to be

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

Love child, take a look at me

(Just a little bit longer) Yeah

Love child

Love child

Oh

Love child, never meant to be

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

Love child, society

(Just a little bit longer)

Love child, always second best

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

Love child, different from the rest

(Just a little bit longer)

Love child, never quite as good

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood

(Just a little bit longer, love child)

But I'll always love you

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

I'll always love you-hoo-hoo

(Just a little bit longer, love child)

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

You-hoo-hoo, yeah

(Just a little bit longer, love child)

You-hoo-hoo-hoo

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

You-hoo-hoo

(Just a little bit longer)

Love child, never quite as good

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood

(Just a little bit longer, love child)

But I'll always love you

(Wait, wait, won't you wait now? Hold on)

I'll always love you-hoo-hoo

(Just a little bit longer)