like a woman

my mother wakes up every day

6am with no complaint

tired eyes

but wide awake

oh

she's working hard

my mother stands up

an educator

most days kids pretend to hate her

wear her down but it don't faze her

cause mama stands with god

never mind that

she walked with me inside her

9 months and let me leech on

her love

this little boy

for the strength that this is

now i am envious

of the creature

a woman

teach me

to be as much like a woman

as i possibly can be

be as tough as a woman

wear my heart upon my sleeve

i wanna fight like a woman

i wanna own what i believe

be as brave as a woman

lift my faith to the women

who carry us all

our mothers had to break free of lesser roles

change the story they'd been told

heal the wounds of hands they'd hold

oh

they've done it all

our mothers pulled men through history

then worked beside them silently

and when men died

they'd fill the seat

so how'd we disregard?

never mind that

each time they were denied

their equal rights

they'd get back in

that ring and fight another round

the resilience i've seen

untold in history

is the creature

a woman

teach me

to be as much like a woman

as i possibly can be

be as tough as a woman

wear my heart upon my sleeve

i wanna fight like a woman

i wanna own what i believe

be as brave as a woman

lift my faith to the women

who carry us all

oh

oh-oh

oh

oh-oh

oh

oh-oh

oh-oh

yeah

oh

oh-oh

oh

oh-oh

oh

oh-oh

oh-oh

i'll be as much like a woman

as i can be

be as tough as a woman

god almighty

i wanna make love like a woman

but i ain't worthy

and i can't know what it's like

to create a life inside of me

i'll be as much like a woman

as i possibly can be

be as tough as a woman

wear my heart upon my sleeve

i wanna fight like a woman

i wanna own what i believe

be as brave as a woman

lift my faith to the women

who carry us all

be as much like a woman

if only i can

i'm strong as a

i'm strong

i wanna fight like a woman

yeah yeah

my mother wakes up every day

6am with no complaint

tired eyes

but wide awake

oh

she's working hard