When I was a little girl nobody told me life would be this hard Oh No But I kept travelin' down the road, my dreams they seemed so very very far Uh huh And it's so easy to give up And It's so easy to give in And It's so easy to believe your cup is empty Uh huh When I was a little girl my momma said that life would be just beautiful But when I was just 5 years old my daddy left us cryin' in the hall Uh huh And it's so easy to give up And it's so easy to give in It's so easy to believe that you're the reason for it Well it's a shameful situation that society should tell us how to feel They try to tell us who to marry, who to fight and how to love. It isn't real Oh no But I'm takin' back my freedom I ain't doin' what i'm told And I'm takin' back my body And I'm fighting for my soul And I'm sendin' out a message That we all deserve the same And if you are blind to all this truth Honey then you're the one's to blame When I was a little girl my momma said that life would be just beautiful Oh and it is, Isn't it