No father figure in the house  And i'm wondering how  I'm gonna work it out  Oh  My friends keep on telling me  How i don't need that man  But they don't really understand    There's far  Too many pressures in reality  With dealing with the pain  The stress and poverty  And i gotta be myself because  There's nobody else for me  (Noo)    (Hang in there with me)  Sometimes it takes  A different kind of love  To raise a child  (So don't give up)  So don't give up  (When pressures come down)  Sometimes it takes  A different kind of dream  To make you smile  (So raise it up)  So raise  (Hang in there with me)  Sometimes we need  Another helping hand  To show the way  (So don't give up)  So don't give up  (When pressures come down)  Sometimes it seems impossible  And that's why we pray  (So raise it up)  We pray    Seems to be  Nothing left for me  Momma's gone  Daddy didn't wanna be  And now i'm all by myself  Wondering where is love  Or should i just give up  (Ya kno)    Life falls down on me  Cuts into my soul  But i know i got the strength  To make it through it all  Cause i'm still standing tall  Breaking through these walls  I'm gonna give my all    Feeling like  A motherless child  Pain cuts into my soul  It's bringing me down  Can't find my smile  On the face  Of a motherless child  I'm gonna break  Down these walls  Gonna give my all  Ya know  Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahhhhh    (Hang in there with me)  Sometimes it takes  A different kind of love  To raise a child  (So don't give up)  So don't give up  (When pressures come down)  Sometimes it takes  A different kind of dream  To make you smile  (So raise it up)  So raise it up  (Hang in there with me)  Sometimes we need  Another helping hand  To show you the way  (So don't give up)  (When pressures come down)  Sometimes it seems impossible  That's why we pray  So raise it up