It's Not Easy by Lucky Dube

Lord have mercy

I (1)________________ the day I (2)____________ (3)________ on the telephone
I told her mama I'm getting married
I could (4)________ her (5)__________ on the other side
Of the telephone she was smiling
And she asked me a question
That I (6)______________ answered
She said son did you take time
To know her?
I (7)________ 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 thought it would
This choice I made
It hurts me so mama

This (8)____________ I made didn't work out the way
I thought it would
This choice of mine (oh)

Mama said to me
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll make it
You'll be (9)__________ again
It's not easy to (10)____________________ it son
But I hope you'll (11)________ it
You'll be happy again

I remember in church
When the preacher man read the scriptures
You looked so beautiful, so beautiful
And so innocent

I did not know (12)________ (13)____________ that beauty
Lies the true colours (14)________ will destroy me
In the near future
This (15)____________ I made didn't work out to be
What I thought it would be
(Oh) mama this 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 (16)________ the scriptures
Putting words in your mouth
Maybe (17)________ the preacher man said
Was not something (18)________ was within you
Now I know (19)________ they mean when (20)________ say
Beautiful woman
Is another man's plaything
(Oh) lord, I'm (21)______________ now
This choice I (22)________ didn't work out the way
I (23)______________ it would
This (24)____________ of mine (oh)
Mama (25)________ to me
It's not easy to (26)____________________ it son
But I hope you'll make it
(You'll be (27)__________ again)

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