It's Not Easy by Lucky Dube

Lord have mercy

I remember the day I called mama on the telephone
I told her (1)________ I'm (2)______________ married
I could hear her voice on the (3)__________ side
Of the (4)__________________ she was smiling
And she asked me a question
That I proudly answered
She (5)________ son did you (6)________ 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 (7)______________ divorced
The choice I made didn't work out the way
I (8)______________ it would
This choice I made
It hurts me so mama

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

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

I (13)________________ in church
When the (14)________________ man read the scriptures
You looked so beautiful, so beautiful
And so innocent

I did not (15)________ that behind that beauty
Lies the true colours that will destroy me
In the near future
This choice I (16)________ didn't (17)________ out to be
What I thought it (18)__________ be
(Oh) mama this choice I made
Didn't work out the way I thought it would
Now I'm hurting

I (19)________________ (20)________ 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 within you
Now I know what they mean when they say
Beautiful woman
Is another man's plaything
(Oh) lord, I'm hurting now
This choice I made didn't work out the way
I (22)______________ it would
This choice of mine (oh)
Mama (23)________ to me
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll (24)________ it
(You'll be happy again)

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