It's Not Easy by Lucky Dube
Lord have mercy
I remember the day I called mama on the telephone
I told her mama I'm getting married
I could hear her (1)__________ on the other side
Of the telephone she was smiling
And she asked me a question
That I proudly answered
She said son did you take time
To know her?
I said mama, she is the best
But today it hurts me so to go back to
Mama and say
Mama I'm getting divorced
(Oh) I'm getting divorced
The choice I made didn't work out the way
I (2)______________ it would
This (3)____________ I made
It (4)__________ me so mama
This choice I made didn't work out the way
I thought it would
This (5)____________ of mine (oh)
Mama said to me
It's not easy to (6)____________________ it son
But I (7)________ you'll make it
You'll be (8)__________ again
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll make it
You'll be happy again
I remember in church
When the preacher man (9)________ the scriptures
You looked so beautiful, so beautiful
And so innocent
I did not know that behind that beauty
Lies the true colours (10)________ (11)________ (12)______________ me
In the near future
This choice I made didn't work out to be
What I (13)______________ it (14)__________ be
(Oh) (15)________ (16)________ choice I made
Didn't work out the way I thought it would
Now I'm hurting
I remember when I held you by the hand
Preacher man (17)________ the scriptures
Putting (18)__________ in (19)________ mouth
Maybe (20)________ the preacher man said
Was not something that was within you
Now I know what (21)________ mean when (22)________ say
Beautiful woman
Is another man's plaything
(Oh) lord, I'm hurting now
This (23)____________ I made didn't work out the way
I thought it would
This (24)____________ of (25)________ (oh)
Mama said to me
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll make it
(You'll be happy again)
I remember the day I called mama on the telephone
I told her mama I'm getting married
I could hear her (1)__________ on the other side
Of the telephone she was smiling
And she asked me a question
That I proudly answered
She said son did you take time
To know her?
I said mama, she is the best
But today it hurts me so to go back to
Mama and say
Mama I'm getting divorced
(Oh) I'm getting divorced
The choice I made didn't work out the way
I (2)______________ it would
This (3)____________ I made
It (4)__________ me so mama
This choice I made didn't work out the way
I thought it would
This (5)____________ of mine (oh)
Mama said to me
It's not easy to (6)____________________ it son
But I (7)________ you'll make it
You'll be (8)__________ again
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll make it
You'll be happy again
I remember in church
When the preacher man (9)________ the scriptures
You looked so beautiful, so beautiful
And so innocent
I did not know that behind that beauty
Lies the true colours (10)________ (11)________ (12)______________ me
In the near future
This choice I made didn't work out to be
What I (13)______________ it (14)__________ be
(Oh) (15)________ (16)________ choice I made
Didn't work out the way I thought it would
Now I'm hurting
I remember when I held you by the hand
Preacher man (17)________ the scriptures
Putting (18)__________ in (19)________ mouth
Maybe (20)________ the preacher man said
Was not something that was within you
Now I know what (21)________ mean when (22)________ say
Beautiful woman
Is another man's plaything
(Oh) lord, I'm hurting now
This (23)____________ I made didn't work out the way
I thought it would
This (24)____________ of (25)________ (oh)
Mama said to me
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll make it
(You'll be happy again)
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