I am a species born to die   Understanding this, I hardly cry   Growin' up and out, I'll marry you   I'll bear your kids and be your mama too cause      Chorus:   Cause I'm a woman and I'm a backbone   I'm a woman and I'm a backbone      Everybody needs one      Goin' on I live from day to day   Give a little heart for my life to pay   Smile and then I need to cry   Never knowin' if I lie (or die)      Chorus      Understand you will not see me down   Both of my feet are on the ground   Come lay your head upon my chest   I'll love you hard, I'll give my best