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When I was young, I wanted to be Jon
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It wasn?t hard, short hair, no curves to speak of
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I could do things I couldn?t do as Jen
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Ride bikes with boys, kiss girls and make some noise
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verse 2
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I grew to be a young lady
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Catholic Girls School, will try to do that to you
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Never fit in, to love was to live in sin
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So I stood out, I was born to let it out
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This world, it wasn?t made for women
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You know even before you bleeding
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I?m sorry, can?t you hear me speaking?
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How is it now, now that I?m screaming?
verse 3
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I know, I am a strong woman
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Never questioned my strength, it was passed on
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Proud my mother wanted respect more than love
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And her mother taught her that she could want for more
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This world, it wasn?t made for women
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You know even before you bleeding
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I?m sorry, can?t you hear me speaking?
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How is it now, now that I?m screaming?
verse 4
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I know, I am a strong woman
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Never questioned my strength, it was passed on
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Proud my mother wanted respect more than love
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Kia kaha, be proud, stay strong, go on