Fundisha - Never Taught, Never Told lyrics

[Intro:] I remember growing up in Newark And hanging out with the girl next door And she never wanted to go home Because her parents were always fighting I ran into her the other day And I ask her how she was doing And she just started crying And my heart really went out to her And I ask her what's wrong And as she began to wipe The tears from her eyes This is what she told me [Chorus x2:] Momma never told me how to be a lady If she did I never would of has this baby Poppa never taught me right from wrong He was was never home Poppa was a rolling stone [Verse 1]: Poppa used to drink alot and Momma used to walk around smoking pot So they never heard a single word I said That's why I used to walk The streets at night When I should of been in bed Never heard me crying In the night Cause all they did Was fuss and fight (fuss and fight) Now I don't know where to turn Never taught Never told [Repeat Chorus 2x:] [Verse 2:] See I was in a house that was not a home So I left because I did not belong Then I fell in love with a man Who said that he loved me But all he did was hit me with his hand I thought things would get better In a little while But instead it got worse When I had this child I don't know what to do Never taught Never told [Repeat Chorus 3x:] [Verse 3:] See I wish they would've taught me That in order to love a man I must love myself first Oh, Momma Why didn't you tell me (oh yeah) (Never taught, never told, never taught, never told) So I began to tell my friend What my momma taught me Thank you Jesus Hallelujah See, she taught me that Everything happens for a reason And God knows how much you can bear He'll make a way out of nowhere Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah [Verse 4:] See, I'm trying to feel this thing right now See, I gotta feel this thing right now Because he made a way for me one day When I was down & out Didn't know what to do Singing a little down-dirty blues (dirty blues, dirty blues) Down dirty blues (ohhhh, ohhh) He'll be your mother when your mother left He'll be your father when your father left Oh, Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Lord Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Lord (Repeat 2x:) Thank you, Jesus Thank you, Jesus Thank you, Jesus Lord Thank you, Jesus Lord Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Lord