Out Of Towners

Out of towners see the city once it's built
Walk for miles in order to feel these streets are real
And every mother's daughter deserves a life she'd kill for
It's coursing through her veins
She wants what's hers, against the world

'Cause first thing Monday morning, we all feel it
And a woman on her own ain't twice as weak
She said, I don't give a damn, she's gotta steal it
Oh, she said, I pray my girl is twice as man as me
Oh, she said, I pray my girl is twice as man as me

Well, I came to a city mid-October
Still decades left of progress underway
She said, don't you let the absence of a father
Have my daughter go and make her mom's mistakes

'Cause first thing Monday morning, we all feel it
And a woman on her own ain't twice as weak
She said, I don't give a damn, she's gotta steal it
Oh, she said, I pray my girl is twice as man as me
Oh, she said, I pray my girl is twice as man as me

She said, I don't mind, I can only try
'Cause things will always pan out like they do
You came just in time to watch it all unwind
'Cause I can't stop my daughter's life
From being just like mine

But I know first thing Monday morning, she's gonna feel it
And a woman on her own ain't twice as weak
She said, I don't give a damn, she's gotta steal it
Oh, I hope she prays her girl is twice as man as me
Oh, I hope she prays her girl is twice as man as me