Paula Cole - Latonya Lyrics
(didnt your mama tell you how to behave,girl?Didnt your daddy tell you not to wear that little thing? )Been told you never get something for nothingMy stepfather dickie say I just might get hitIf I dont giveThe girls all shisper hind my backThey try to break me whith cruel attacksThe boys they want only one thingAnd so I give it, dont complainDaddys gone, mama lost her jobOur house aint a home no moreStill my faiths unshaken in godI feel so lonely for hope and companyI dont take much and I give everything for free(so, dont you want me? )The girls all whisperhind by backMy baby brothers smoking crackThe boys they want only one thingAnd so I give it, dont complainDaddys gone, mama lost her jobOur house aint a home no moreStill my faiths unshaken in godI dream I get a record dealIll buy a way out of hereOr maybe a new lexus jeepOr just a friend (am I dreamin? am I dreamin? )Theres mr. roberts,juan and paulAll waiting for me down the hallBut then tomorrow they dont callStill a moments better than none at allDaddys gone (my name is la tonya)Mama lost her job (I am a sophomore)Our house aint a home no more (Ill be sixteen in august)Since mama broke her soul (I like to sing in chorus)Daddys gone (my name is la tonya)Mama lost her job (I am a sophomore)Our house aint a home no more (Ill be sixteen in august)Still my faiths unshakenLord wont you please save me?Is this the new slavery?Here on the ghetto pavement?But I believe in you babyYes, my faiths unshakenIn god
