THERE WAS A GIRL
THAT DIDNT KNO
SHE DIDNT HAV A PLACE
NOT EVEN A HOME
NOBODY LOVED HA
NOT EVEN HA SOUL
N THIS HOW DA STORY GOES

SHAWTY LACKS SELF ESTEEM
AT N IGHT SHE GETS TAGGED TEAM
BY MEN N BEATED SO BRUTLY
N SOFTLY IS HOW SHE PRAYS

SO TELL ME LORD!!
OH TELL ME LORD!!
WHY..I..KEEP...HURTING LORD
TELL ME LORD!!
TELL ME LORD!!
WHY..I..KEEP.... HURTING LORD

IS IT THAT I DONT SEE NOTHING WRONG
WIT NOT TRUSTIN IN YOU
I DONE GAVE UP ON HOPE
N I WISH MY LIFE WAS THROUGH
MY MAMA SAID ILL NEVA BE NOTHIN
MY DADDY RAPE ME TOO
MY FRIENDS ALL BETRAYED ME
N I WISH MY LIFE WAS THROUGH


I WONDER IF I CAN HAV A BETTA LIFE
THATS NOT ALL IN STRIFE
ILL EVEN CLEAN UP MY ACT
N CHURCH IS SOMETHING ILL GO BACK
TELL ME LORD!!!
OH TELL ME LORD!!!
HAVE I FAIL U NOW
U SAID IN YO WORD U STILL LOVE ME SO
BUT RIGHT NOW I DONT FEEL IT NO

I JUST WONDER HOW
CAN
I
BE
SO
CRUEL
TO
U
BLAMING ALL THANGS ON U
AND CALLIN U ALL THEM NAMES TOO

SO TELL ME LORD !!
TELL ME LORD!!!
CAN I LOVED AGAIN
HOLD ME
N TEACH ME
TO BE A BETTA PERSON
TELL ME LORD!!
OH TELL ME LORD!!