[00:00:00] Only A Woman - Syleena Johnson [00:00:07] Only a woman sees [00:00:08] Only a woman knows [00:00:10] Secrets she gotta keep [00:00:12] She's barely holding on [00:00:13] Only a woman cries [00:00:14] With force that will shake the skies [00:00:17] Only a woman bleeds [00:00:18] Only a woman [00:00:19] Only a woman sees [00:00:21] Only a woman knows [00:00:22] Secrets she gotta keep [00:00:24] She's barely holding on [00:00:26] Only a woman cries [00:00:27] With force that will shake the skies [00:00:29] Only a woman bleeds [00:00:30] Only a woman [00:00:32] Up before the sun like a man [00:00:34] On top of my game [00:00:35] I stay strong like a man [00:00:37] On the grind for the ones that I love [00:00:39] Like a so-called man [00:00:40] Did I mention [00:00:41] It's that time of the month [00:00:43] Leaving work [00:00:44] Days just gettin' started [00:00:46] Between the bills and these men [00:00:48] There's no end to this drama [00:00:51] Sometimes I'm at the point feel like givin' up [00:00:54] But if I don't take care of me [00:00:56] Then tell me who will [00:00:57] Don't you remember the pain [00:00:58] And the mood swings tell me [00:00:59] I still go through [00:01:00] The day with a smile on my face [00:01:02] I don't think so [00:01:03] Gotta headache backache [00:01:04] On top of that I'm crampin' [00:01:05] When that energy [00:01:07] Comes it's that time of the month [00:01:09] That's why [00:01:09] Only a woman sees [00:01:11] Only a woman knows [00:01:12] Secrets she gotta keep [00:01:13] She's barely holding on [00:01:15] Only a woman cries [00:01:17] With force that will shake the skies [00:01:19] Only a woman bleeds [00:01:20] Only a woman [00:01:22] Only a woman sees [00:01:23] Only a woman knows [00:01:25] Secrets she gotta keep [00:01:26] She's barely holding on [00:01:28] Only a woman cries [00:01:29] With force that will shake the skies [00:01:31] Only a woman bleeds [00:01:33] Only a woman [00:01:34] I put on my pants like a man [00:01:37] I even take out the trash like a man [00:01:39] I'm tough but I'm bruised [00:01:42] But I've gotten used to [00:01:43] Taking abuse like a so called man [00:01:46] Can't be loyal [00:01:47] Give him love and submission [00:01:49] 'Cause if he breaks out [00:01:51] I must assume the position [00:01:53] Working 12 hours days at a job that I hate [00:01:56] Just learning how to misplace all the pain [00:01:59] Don't you remember the pain [00:02:00] And the mood swings tell me [00:02:02] I still go through [00:02:02] The day with a smile on my face [00:02:04] I don't think so [00:02:05] Gotta headache head hurts backache [00:02:06] On top of that [00:02:06] I'm crampin' and my back aches [00:02:08] When that energy [00:02:09] Comes it's that time of the month [00:02:11] Only a woman sees [00:02:13] Only a woman knows [00:02:15] Secrets she gotta keep [00:02:16] She's barely holding on [00:02:18] Only a woman cries [00:02:19] With force that will shake the skies [00:02:21] Only a woman bleeds [00:02:22] Only a woman [00:02:24] Only a woman sees [00:02:25] Only a woman knows [00:02:27] Secrets she gotta keep [00:02:28] She's barely holding on [00:02:30] Only a woman cries [00:02:32] With force that will shake the skies [00:02:34] Only a woman bleeds [00:02:34] Only a woman [00:02:34] Tell me [00:02:36] When you wake up in the morning [00:02:38] And your stomach is turning [00:02:39] Always hungry for something [00:02:41] Uncontrollable yearnings [00:02:42] Hard to feel pretty [00:02:44] When your clothes don't even button [00:02:45] Not for nothing [00:02:46] It's hard to be a woman [00:02:48] And can you deal with what comes [00:02:50] When it's gone for 9 months [00:02:52] The pressures still building [00:02:53] Only I can have these children [00:02:55] And god knows what he made [00:02:57] He made me [00:02:58] Strong as I can be [00:02:59] That's why [00:03:00] Only a woman [00:03:02] Only a woman sees [00:03:03] Only a woman knows [00:03:04] Secrets she gotta keep [00:03:06] She's barely holding on [00:03:08] Only a woman cries [00:03:09] With force that will shake the skies