Janelle Monae - Ghetto Woman lyrics

[Verse 1:] Carry on Ghetto Woman I see you working night to morning light yet no one cares Carry on Ghetto Woman Cause even though they laugh and talk about the clothes you wear I wish they could just realize That all you’ve ever needed was someone to free your mind Carry on Ghetto Woman Cause even in your darkest hours I still see your light [Refrain:] And when you cry don’t you know that I am crying with you? When people put you down, yeah way down and you feel like you’re alone Let love be your guide You were built to last through any weather Oh Ghetto Woman hold on to your dreams sponsored links And all your great philosophies You’re the reason I believe in me, for real [Verse 2:] Carry on Ghetto Woman When you doubt if you’re a star, just know we still believe Carry on Ghetto Woman Even when the news portrays you less than you could be I wish they could just realize All you ever needed was someone to free your mind Carry on Ghetto Woman You’re the 7th wonder reigning over us at night [Refrain:] When you cry, don’t you know we’re right there crying with you People put you down, yeah way down and you feel like you’re alone Let love be your guide You were built to last through any weather Oh Ghetto Woman hold on to your dreams and all your great philosophies You’re the reason I believe in me, for real [Bridge:] Some say this ghetto land will take you down and poison you Some say she can do all the things a man can do Who said the ghetto’s just a place where queens dance naked on the moon? We say a woman came to change the face of each and every room [Verse 3 (Rap):] When I was just a baby my momma dropped out of school It was only second semester the baby due The doctor said “December the first your due date” The daddy he was gone off to college he couldn’t wait Only just a teen with dreams to be on TV And living with a mom and my grandma who used to feed me We would move around in the city place to place The landlord come for the rent face to face Her eyes too heavy from working nights as a janitor She’d keep it to herself and nobody could understand her Even when she thought that she couldn’t she carried on She couldn’t imagine both of her daughters here all alone Before the tuxedos and black and white every day Used to watch my momma get down on her knees and pray She’s the reason that I’m even writing this song Ghetto Woman no it won’t be long. Now sing along [Chant:] Let it use you Let it use you When the love is strong It won’t let you be alone Let it use you Just let the spirit lead you