Wednesday, February 9, 2011

In Honor of Women Who've Dared to ...


Dedicated to Rosa Parks, Somaly Mam, and Lindsay (not Lohan)

He said, "Get to the back of the bus,
Girl you know the rules
Ain't now way I'mma let you break'em
Try as you may
You may as well stay
Where you belong, you never were strong
Enough to be more than this

Cause that's for us, not for you
You know it's true, don't you?
That's for us, not for you
So give it up now, now won't you?"

But, she waived her fist in the air and
She said she didn't care,
Said, "I've got a right to be here,
I've got a right to be here"

She said, "There's no way out for us girls,
Don't have a chance
Ain't no way they're gonna' let us go
Without dying,
No use in trying
No, we don't belong, but we're just not strong
Enough to be more than this

Cause we are theirs, not our own
You know it's true, don't you?
And they'll kill us if we try to
So give it up now, now won't you?"

But she waived her fist in the the air
She said she didn't care
Said, "I'm breaking free from here,
I'm breaking free from here"

Mom said, "You'll never be something
Girl, you never were
Ain't no way you're gonna' make it
Out in LA
You may as well stay
Here where you belong, you never were strong
Enough to be more than this

Cause that's not for us, it's for them
You know it's true, don't you?
That's not for us, but for them,
So, give it up now, now won't you?"

But she waved her fist in the air,
She said, she didn't care
Said, "I'm gonna' make it there,
Yes, I'm gonna' make it there"

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