No father figure in the house
And I'm wonderin' how I'm gonna work it out, oh

My friends keep on tellin' me
how I don't need that man
But they don't really understand

There's far too many presures in reality
But dealing with the pain and stress and poverty
And I gotta be myself
because there's nobody else for me
(ohh)

(hang in there with me)
Sometimes it takes a different kind of love to raise a child
(so don't give up)
So don't give up
(when presures come down)
sometimes it takes a different kind of dream
to make you smile
(so raise it up)
So raise
(hang in there with me)
sometimes we need another helping hand
to show the way
(so don't give up)
So don't give up
(when presures come down)
Sometimes it seems impossible
and that's why we pray
(so raise it up)
We raise

[HOPE] seems to be nothing left for me
Mommas gone
daddy didn't wanna be
And now I'm all by myself
wonderin where is love or
Should I just give up

Life falls down on me
cuts into my soul
But I know I got the strength
to make it through it all
Cause I'm still standin tall
Breaking through this wall
I'm gonna give my all

[HOPE] I'm feelin like a motherless child
pain cuts into my soul
It's bringing me down can't find my smile
On a face of a motherless child
Gonna break down these walls
Gonna give it my all ya know

yeah yeah yeah yeahh

(hang in there with me)
Sometimes it takes a different kind of love
to raise a child
(so don't give up)
So don't give up
(when pressures come down)
Sometimes it takes a different kind of dream
to make a smile
(so raise it up)
So raise it up
(hang in there with me)
Raise it up
sometimes it takes another helping hand
to show you the way
(so dont give up, when presures come down)
[HOPE] sometimes it seems impossible
thats why we pray

So rise it up