You think that I don't feel love

But what I feel for you is real love

In other's eyes I see reflected, a hurt, scorn, rejected..

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, born in poverty

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, take a look at me

Started my life, in an old, cold, run down tenement slum

My father left, he never even married mom

Or shared the gift my momma knew

So afraid that others knew I had no name

This love we're contiplating

Isn't worth the pain of waiting

We'll only end up hating the child, we may be creating

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, society

Love child, always second best

Love child, diffrent from the rest

Started school, in a worn, torn dress that somebody threw out

I knew the way it felt to always live in doubt

To be without the simple things

So afraid my friends could see the guilt in me

Don't think that I don't need ya

Don't think that I don't want to please ya

But no child of mine will be bearing, the name of shame I be wearing

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, born in poverty

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, take a look at me

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, society

Love child, always second best

Love child, diffrent from the rest

Love child, never quite as good

Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood

I will always love you, I will always love you

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