Love Child

Tenement slum

Ooh, ooh, ooh....aaaahhh



You think that I don't feel love

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 a old, cold, run-down tenement slum (tenement slum)

My father left he never even married mama

I shared the guilt my mama knew

So afraid that others knew I had no name



This love we're contemplatin'

Is worth the pain of waitin'

We'll only end up hatin'

The child we may be creatin'



Love Child

Never meant to be

Love Child

(Scorned by) Society

Love Child

Always second best

Love Child

(Different from) Different from the rest



(Hold on hold on just a little bit longer) Mmmmm baby

(Hold on hold on just a little bit longer) Mmmmm 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



Don't think that I don't need ya

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

But no child of mine will be bearing

The name of shame I've been wearing



Love Child

Love Child

Never quite as good

Afraid, ashamed

Misunderstood



But I'll always love you

Always love you



I'll always love you

Always love you