Love Child

She's a love child just like me

She's a love child just like me

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Started my life 

In an old, cold, run-down tenement slum 

(Oh, no, oh, no)

Oh, yes, oh, yes

My father left

But before he left, you see

He forgot to marry my mama

I shared the guilt my mama knew

So afraid that others knew I had no name

Ah, this love we're contemplatin'

Is worth the pain of waitin'

We'll only end up hatin'

The child we may be creatin'

Love child

Never meant to be

A love child

Born in poverty

Love child

Never meant to be

A love child

Take a look at me

(Hold on, hold on)

A little bit longer

(Hold on, hold on)

(Hold on, hold on)

Just a little longer

(Hold on, hold on)

Yeah

(Mmm, baby)

She's a love child just like me

She's a love child just like me

She's a love child just like me

(She's a love, love, love, love, love, love...like me)

And I love her

She's a love child just like me

(She's a love, love, love, love, love, love...like me)

And that's why I love her

I started school 

In a worn, torn shirt

That one of the neighbors threw out 

(Oh, no, oh, no)

I knew the way that it felt to always live in doubt

To be without the simple things

So afraid my friends would see the guilt in me

Ah, don't think that I don't need ya

Don't think I don't wanna please ya

No child of mine will be bearin'

The name of shame that I'm wearin'

Love child

Never quite as good

Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood

But I'll always love you 

(Hold on a little bit longer now)

(Love child, a little bit longer, baby)

(Hold on a little bit longer now)

I'll always love you  

(Hold on)

(Hold on, hold on)

A little bit longer

(Hold on, hold on)

(Hold on, hold on)

Just a little longer now

(Hold on, hold on)

Yeah

(Mmm, baby)

She's a love child just like me

She's a love child just like me

She's a love child just like me

(She's a love, love, love, love, love, love...like me)

And I love her

She's a love child just like me

(She's a love, love, love, love, love, love...like me)

And that's why I love her

She's a love child just like me

(She's a love, love, love, love, love, love...like me)

And that's why I love her, I love her

She's a love child just like me

(Love, love, love, love, love, love...like me)

And I love her, I love her

She's a love child just like me

(Love, love, love, love, love, love...like me)

• Artist:Jimmy Salvemini
• Album:Roll It (1986)