D#
Little girl alone on the playground
A# Cadd9
Tired of gettin' teased and gettin' pushed around
Cm
Wishin' she was invisible
Cadd9
To them
D#
She ran home cryin'
"Why do they hate me?"
A# Cadd9
And Mama wiped the tears and said
Cm A#
"Baby, you're brave and you're beautiful.
D#
So, hold your head high.
A# D#
Don't ever let 'em define
A# Cadd9
The light in your eyes.
Cm
Love yourself, give them Hell.
Cadd9
You can take on this world.
Cm
You just stand and be strong
A#
And then fight
D#
Like a girl."
D#
At 31 she was wheelin' and dealin'
A# Cadd9
Kept on hittin' that same glass ceilin'
Cm Cadd9
She was never gonna one of the boys, no
D#
She coulda gave up on her ambition
A# Cadd9
And spent the rest of her life just wishin'
Cm A#
Instead she listened to her mama's voice sayin'
D#
"Hold your head high.
A# D#
Don't ever let 'em define
A#
The light in your eyes.
Cm
Love yourself, give them Hell.
Cadd9
You can take on this world.
Cm
You just stand and be strong,
A#
And then fight
D#
Like a girl."
Cadd9
Oh, with style and grace
Cm A#
D#
Ten years of climbin' that ladder
A# Cadd9
Oh, but money and power don't matter
Cm A#
When the doctor said "the cancer spread"
D#
She holds on tight to her husband and babies
A# Cadd9
And says "this is just another test God gave me.
Cm A#
And I know just how to handle this"
D#
I'll hold my head high
A# D#
I'll never let this define
A# Cadd9
The light in my eyes
Cm
Love myself, give it Hell
Cadd9
I'll take on this world
Cm
If I stand and be strong
Cadd9
No, I'll never give up
Cm Cadd9
I will conquer with love
A#
And I'll fight
D#
Like a girl
Cadd9
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