Single Mothers

Hi, baby Yes, I had a dad But a woman taught me how to be a man At the age of six, my parents split I was left there fatherless Mom's heart would never heal from it She traded her life for her kids (Ooh, ooh-ooh) She would cry while we would sleep (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) And never showed us she was weak A broken home's like broken bones It's never whole when left alone But she was there to gather all the pieces (to gather all the pieces) She would never find another But we always had each other There's no one tougher than a single mother, oh Yeah, single mother workin' twice as hard Just to give her kids a better life, she took so many jobs Workin' 9 to 5 and 5 to 9, never took a day off Never had no help but there ain't shit that she afraid of, yeah She had a hole in her heart but kept a smile on her face Pulled me close every time I tried to just run away She let her own dreams die just to see mine live Strugglin' inside but never showed it to her kids, well (Ooh, ooh-ooh) (I know) She would cry while we would sleep (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) And never showed us she was weak A broken home's like broken bones It's never whole when left alone But she was there to gather all the pieces (to gather all the pieces) She would never find another But we always had each other There's no one tougher than a single mother, oh Ooh, ooh-ooh She would cry while we would sleep Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh (Yeah, yeah) And never showed us she was weak A broken home's like broken bones (broken bones) It's never whole when left alone (left alone) But she was there to gather all the pieces (to gather all the pieces) She would never find another (find another) But we always had each other There's no one tougher than a single mother (than a single mother) To all the single mothers out there Bein' a single parent is really hard But you can do this Get up every day and every day is a new day And they need you, and you need them And give everything you can to them 'Cause they're so worth it I love you, Mom I love you too I miss you Hahaha, I miss you too, honey Good night Good night