(from "The Color Purple" soundtrack)
All my life, I had to fight (Hm)
I had to fight my daddy, I had to fight my brothers
My cousins, my uncles, too
But I never, never, never, never, never, never thought
I'd had to fight in my own house
Hm, hm
And I got two cold feet, but I can't stand for that, hm
Come on, Danielle, hm, hm
I feel sorry for you, to tell you the truth, hm
You remind me of my momma under your husband's thumb
No, you under your husband's foot, what he say go
Why you so scared? I never know
But if a man raise his hand, hell no!
Hell, hell, hell no! (Hell no)
Hm
Hell no
Hell, hell, hell no! (Oh, hell no, hm)
Ayy, cling him up, wash his ass like dishes, all rocks, no bridges
Lacin' up his boots to go to work so he can stand on business
Playin' in our face with your misstress and I still be trippin'
Knock me up just to knock me up, oh, hell no, let's get it
Your teacher asks the question and I guarantee, your hand was low
Actin' like you shine class with me, you got a big window
If you raise your hand at me, I hope that made you cling and clap
'Cause if you bring it to my doorstep, I'ma send it back
Hell, hell, hell no!
You and all that disrespectin' head to the door
When I do my dance only time I'm on the floor
And I don't even let a man take me that low, ah
Girl child ain't safe in a family of mens, uh
Sick and tired how a woman still live like a slave
Oh, you better learn how to fight back while you still live
You show 'em, girls, and beat back that jive
'Cause when a man just don't give a damn, hell no!
Hell, hell, hell no! (Hell no)
Hell no
Hell, hell, hell no! (Oh, hell no)
Hell, hell, hell no!
Hell no
Hell, hell, hell no!
Oh, you got to say, you need to say
You better say you aren't safe (Hell)
Hell, hell, hell, hell, hell, hell no
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