Waiting to Exhale

WOMAN

I was told when I was young,
It's okay to cry,
But here I am,
Forced to hold my head high,

I've put on a smile,
And I've walked the walk.
Just shoosh for a moment,
And let me talk,

You'll know this story,
If you're like me.
You'll sympathize,
And let me be.

Because I'm someone,
They can't do without.
And they're someone,
Who makes me scream and shout.

I'll love to love,
But it ain't free.
For I am the one bird,
That they set free.

If you know this,
You'll know who I am.
And if you know this,
You'll know my plan.

For my own strength,
It can't be matched.
They only hit the surface,
When they've scratched.

But don't beware,
But rather please behold,
And listen carefully,
While I unfold.

'Cause what you've seen,
You'll never see again.
So if you want to be my lover,
You've gotta be my friend.

Terms of endearment,
I hold dearly onto thee,
Come cage me once more,
For a blissful eternity.


INQUIÈTE (ANXIOUS)

Broken dreams and broken souls,
The pain and sorrow that my tears hold.

I've walked many miles in my own shoes,
With no one around to help see me through.

I've soldiered on for goals untold,
And I've waited 'round as the plot unfolds.

I've embraced a few despite the strife;
My scars cut deeper than a knife.

I'm trying to heal each and every day;
My aloneness tells the debt I've paid.

Oh Lord, oh Lord, I say, why me?
Have I not given my all,
Through my own feats?

I've wiped my eyes and continued on,
Then I heard the radio play my song.

The streams that stopped begin again,
I start from scratch with my ol' friend.