Syleena Johnson - Only A Woman lyrics

Only a Woman sees
Only a Woman knows secrets she gotta keep
She's barely holding on only a Woman cries
With force that will shake the skies
Only a Woman bleeds only a Woman

Up before the sun (like a man)
On top of my game i stay strong (like a man)
On the grind for the ones that I love
(like a so-called man) did I mention
It's that time of the month leaving work
Days just gettin' started
Between the bills and these men
There's no end to this drama
Sometimes I'm at the point
Feel like givin' up
But, if I don't take care of me
Then tell me who will?

Don't you remember the pain
And the mood swings (Tell me)
I still go through the day with
A smile on my face (I don't think so)
Gotta headache, backache
On top of that I'm crampin'
When that energy comes it's that
Time of the month that's why………

I put on my pants (like a man)
I even take out the trash (like a man)
I'm tough but I'm bruised
But, I've gotten used to
Taking abuse (like a so-called man)
Can't be loyal give him love and submission
€˜Cause if he breaks out
I must assume the position
Working 12 hours days at a job that I hate
Just learning how to misplace all the pain
Don't you remember the pain
And the mood swings (Tell me)
I still go through the day with
A smile on my face (I don't think so)
Gotta headache (head hurts) backache
On top of that I'm crampin'
(and my back aches)
When that energy comes it's that
Time of the month

Tell me when you wake up in the morning
And your stomach is turning
Always hungry for something
Uncontrollable yearnings hard to feel pretty
When your clothes don't even button
Not for nothing it's hard to be a Woman

And can you deal with what comes
When it's gone for 9 months
The pressures still building
Only I can have these children
And God knows what he made he made me
Strong as I can be that's why only a Woman
Only a Woman can do these things
Give her love day after day
Only a Woman can endure all this pain
And still give her love
And she's barely holding on only a Woman

We sacrifice dedicate our lives
Stand by your side smile when we wanna cry
Let you wear the hat while we take the chair
Hold our commitments still treated unfair
But, Oh be weary of a hardened heart
Hell hath no fury when the fighting starts
€˜Cause we can hate with the
Same strength we love
Only a Woman can do all the above