[verse 1]

I was born by the river

That my momma cried when my daddy died

Maybe that was the reason I didn't get the attention

That I was needing to touch cuz

I reminded her of him too much

Couldn't understand what she felt so I hated her, yeah

Til I was old enough to hate myself

And I felt like a slave down in South Carolina

Cursing the vagina that gave life to me

I couldn't see what I had the potential to be

Til I got down on my knees and begged God

To please take control of my life today

[chorus]

Cuz there's no way

There's no way,no way,no way

I can do it on my own

And no matter how my friends try to console

They can never never know

What I go through

So I turn my heart over completely

To you,yes Lord,I do...

[verse 2]

I was born in a hurry

Cuz my momma had to be back to work at 8:30

Maybe that was the reason there was always this feeling

That she was rushing herself

She didn't even have the time to spend loving herself

Let alone,someone else

So I hated her,yea

Cuz I loved her,yea

And I cried,yea

Like the Klu Klux Klan at the Million Man March

Partially broke my spirit,partially broke my heart

I couldn't start to be what I had the potential to be

Til I got down on my knees and begged God to please

Take control of my life today

[chorus]