It's Not Easy by Lucky Dube

Lord have mercy

I remember the day I (1)____________ mama on the telephone
I (2)________ her mama I'm getting married
I could hear her voice on the (3)__________ side
Of the telephone she was smiling
And she asked me a question
That I proudly answered
She said son did you (4)________ time
To know her?
I (5)________ mama, she is the best
But today it hurts me so to go (6)________ to
Mama and say
Mama I'm getting divorced
(Oh) I'm getting divorced
The (7)____________ I made didn't work out the way
I thought it would
This choice I made
It (8)__________ me so mama

This choice I (9)________ didn't work out the way
I thought it would
This choice of mine (oh)

Mama said to me
It's not (10)________ to understand it son
But I hope you'll (11)________ it
You'll be happy again
It's not easy to (12)____________________ it son
But I hope you'll (13)________ it
You'll be happy again

I (14)________________ in church
When the (15)________________ man read the scriptures
You looked so beautiful, so beautiful
And so innocent

I did not know (16)________ behind that beauty
Lies the (17)________ colours that will destroy me
In the near future
This choice I made didn't work out to be
What I thought it (18)__________ be
(Oh) mama (19)________ choice I made
Didn't (20)________ out the way I thought it would
Now I'm hurting

I remember when I held you by the hand
Preacher man read the scriptures
Putting words in your mouth
Maybe what the preacher man said
Was not (21)__________________ that was (22)____________ you
Now I know what they mean when they say
Beautiful woman
Is another man's plaything
(Oh) lord, I'm (23)______________ now
This choice I made didn't work out the way
I thought it would
This choice of (24)________ (oh)
Mama said to me
It's not (25)________ to (26)____________________ it son
But I hope you'll make it
(You'll be happy again)

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