It's not pretty no   It ain't pretty at all   (it ain't pretty no, it ain't pretty no)   I hear my mama say   Living ain't easy, no   Living ain't easy at all   (it ain't easy no, it ain't easy no)      All day and night she spends   Tending her seven children   Imagine the pressure that she bears   So many mouths to feed   Trying to give each one just what they need   Don't wanna listen when she says   (mama never want me to beg now)      It's not pretty no   It ain't pretty at all   (it ain't pretty no, it ain't pretty no)   I hear my mama say   Living ain't easy, no   Living ain't easy at all   (it ain't easy no, it ain't easy no)      She struggles and strives   Working from nine to five   Somehow she kept us all going (somehow she kept us all goin')   Always told us to stick together   Each one must help another   Hopin' we'll listen when she says   (And I can feel it when she sings)      It's not pretty no   It ain't pretty at all   (it ain't pretty no, it ain't pretty no)   I hear my mama say   Living ain't easy, no   Living ain't easy at all   (It ain't easy no, it ain't easy no)      I tell my mama don't worry, I tell my mama don't cry   I tell my mama don't worry, I tell my mama just chill   I tell my mama don't worry, I tell my mama don't cry   I tell my mama don't worry, I tell my mama just chill      Sometimes I feel like I'm going no where   Sometimes I feel like I know nobody cares   But I'm going turn my life around   Pick my head up off the ground   the world aint gonna stop just because I'm feelin down   all you woman talk about being indipendent (indipendance)   Do you really know what it means to be strong?   Single for a week just to boost your confidence   But another week later he'll be back (ding dong)      no no no no It's not pretty no   It ain't pretty at all (all)   (it ain't pretty no, it ain't pretty no)   I hear my mama say   Living ain't easy, no   Living ain't easy at all   (it ain't easy no, it ain't easy no)