No father figure in the house

And I'm wonderin' how I'm gonna work it out, oh

My friends keep on tellin' me

how I don't need that man

But they don't really understand

There's far too many presures in reality

But dealing with the pain and stress and poverty

And I gotta be myself

because there's nobody else for me

(ohh)

(hang in there with me)

Sometimes it takes a different kind of love to raise a child

(so don't give up)

So don't give up

(when presures come down)

sometimes it takes a different kind of dream

to make you smile

(so raise it up)

So raise

(hang in there with me)

sometimes we need another helping hand

to show the way

(so don't give up)

So don't give up

(when presures come down)

Sometimes it seems impossible

and that's why we pray

(so raise it up)

We raise

[HOPE] seems to be nothing left for me

Mommas gone

daddy didn't wanna be

And now I'm all by myself

wonderin where is love or

Should I just give up

Life falls down on me

cuts into my soul

But I know I got the strength

to make it through it all

Cause I'm still standin tall

Breaking through this wall

I'm gonna give my all

[HOPE] I'm feelin like a motherless child

pain cuts into my soul

It's bringing me down can't find my smile

On a face of a motherless child

Gonna break down these walls

Gonna give it my all ya know

yeah yeah yeah yeahh

(hang in there with me)

Sometimes it takes a different kind of love

to raise a child

(so don't give up)

So don't give up

(when pressures come down)

Sometimes it takes a different kind of dream

to make a smile

(so raise it up)

So raise it up

(hang in there with me)

Raise it up

sometimes it takes another helping hand

to show you the way

(so dont give up, when presures come down)

[HOPE] sometimes it seems impossible

thats why we pray

So rise it up