paroles de chanson Independent Woman - Roxanne Shanté
[ VERSE
1 ]
Ladies
listen
up,
I
really
hope
you're
ready
Cause
what
I've
got
to
say
is
far
from
petty
We've
come
a
long
way,
baby,
so
maybe
Shanté
can
help
a
sister
that's
way
be-
Hind,
lost
in
the
mind
and
can't
find
Her
way
to
a
better
day,
you
know
the
kind
So
wrapped
up
in
fairy
tale
dreams
So
naive
that
every
male
seems
Honest
and
loyal
ready,
to
spoil
Buyin
him
gifts
as
if
the
boy's
loyal
But
Shanté
is
here
just
to
say
a
few
things
Some
you
heard
before,
but
some
are
new
things
So
lend
me
your
ears
Dry
up
your
tears
And
let's
hear
the
cheers
For
the
years
Of
the
independent
woman
(Yeah)
(Louder)
[ VERSE
2 ]
How
many
runny-nose
kids
can
you
have
How
many
nights
can
you
work
on
the
ave.
Your
so-called
man
has
a
car
and
a
Visa
He's
livin
large
while
you're
livin
on
pizza
Unemployed
while
you
wait
for
the
perfect
mate
Let's
get
one
thing
straight
cause
it's
gettin
late
What
you're
waitin
for
is
really
never
comin
No
one
hears
the
sorry
tunes
that
you're
hummin
I'm
here
to
bring
the
news,
that
if
you're
singin
the
blues
Everyday,
it
will
not
change
the
views
That
people
have
of
you,
they
say
you're
lost
Nobody
forced
you
to
quit,
your
future's
tossed
You
put
your
faith
in
the
guys
with
the
hazel
eyes
You
thought
you
would
get
a
prize,
all
you
got
was
lies
Now
you're
stuck
in
a
room
with
a
mopping
broom
Did
you
assume
that
one
day
you
will
find
a
groom?
Are
you
dizzy,
who
would
ever
marry
you?
You're
lookin
for
a
man
that
will
carry
you
And
buy
you
nice
things,
like
diamond
rings
You're
amazed
at
the
truth
that
my
rhymin
brings
But
the
truth
is
the
only
way
you'll
ever
see
That
the
life
that
you're
hopin
for
will
never
be
But
the
race
isn't
over,
put
down
the
rope
Shanté
is
here
to
say
there's
still
hope
So
lend
me
your
ears
Dry
up
your
tears
And
let's
hear
the
cheers
For
the
years
Of
the
independent
woman
(Yeah)
(Louder)
[ VERSE
3 ]
So
much
to
live
for,
she
wants
to
die
Life's
full
of
pitfalls,
maybe
that's
why
Her
pops
went
to
jail,
her
mother
tapped
her
vein
City
took
custody
and
trapped
her
in
pain
Feelin
so
alone
in
the
room
with
a
stranger
Hates
her
own
blood
and
nothing's
gonna
change
her
Angry
at
the
world
cause
it
doesn't
play
fair
So
much
despair
does
she
feel,
no
one
to
care
Not
a
single
family
member
will
remember
her
Smoke's
in
her
eyes,
and
the
past
is
a
blur
She's
on
her
own
now,
livin
with
some
other
girls
With
the
same
damn
lives,
but
from
a
different
world
These
girls
are
lost,
how
the
city
is
full
of
fools
So
many
years,
no
guidings,
and
no
kinda
rules
No
love
to
give
Yo,
they
need
love
to
live
If
not
instead
They'll
ponder
in
a
bed
Sex
is
the
thing
that
makes
her
feel
wanted
Love
and
care,
for
she's
undaunted
Because
whoever
is
laying
there
won't
really
matter
Such
a
sad
song
when
young
dreams
shatter
I
really
don't
think
glue
is
gonna
fix
it
But
homegirl
can
walk
the
right
path
if
she
picks
it
So
lend
me
your
ears
Dry
up
your
tears
And
let's
hear
the
cheers
For
the
years
Of
the
independent
woman
(Yeah)
(Louder)
[ VERSE
4 ]
The
black
woman
role
grows
larger
each
day
Nothing
in
the
way
so
what
we
teach
may
Somehow
help
those
young
sisters
that
doze
And
sleepwalk
through
life
with
their
eyes
closed
You
don't
need
a
man,
all
you
need
is
to
know
you
can
Then
you
can
stand
on
your
own
two
feet
and
Achieve
anything
that
you
want
out
of
life
Do
for
yourself,
then
you
can
be
a
wife
And
you'll
feel
so
good
that
you
want
to
shout
Because
you
got
to
the
top
and
got
there
without
Relyin
on
Tom,
Dick,
or
Billy
Dee
You
don't
have
to
turn
the
lights
on
to
really
see
So
lend
me
your
ears
Dry
up
your
tears
And
let's
hear
the
cheers
For
the
years
Of
the
independent
woman
Independent
woman
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