Somethin’ I’ve Gotta Say

[Verse 1]
I lost but I did not lose the lesson
Oh I was so lonely there at the top of my mountain
And I can be the Joan of Arc of courage
But with one touch of lust I crumbled in his arms
Maybe I don’t understand
What it takes to make it last
It doesn’t help when little girls
Are pushed too far and too damned fast
They grow up to be the woman dancing in a cage
And learning too late the acquiescing turns to rage

[Chorus]
There's somethin' I've gotta say
There's somethin' I've gotta say
There's somethin' I've gotta say
Somethin’ I've gotta say

[Verse 3]
What I love is also what I hate
This music kills me then forces me to stand up straight
So don’t confuse positivity for naïveté
The great ones walked through hell to become that way
And oh my God the tests get harder
My love and I are torn apart
Why do I feel I must choose
Between my music and my heart?
Futile pressure running on this hamster wheel
I will walk down the path of motherhood I feel

[Chorus]
There’s somethin’ I’ve gotta say
Somethin’ I’ve gotta say
Somethin’ I’ve gotta say
Say
Say
Say

[Bridge]
All my life I strove to be the first one in my family to achieve
Grab a hold of that brass ring
But money's so empty
The road will leave you lonelier than lonely
I'm sorry
I learned my lesson late in life and love, forgive me

[Chorus]
There’s somethin' I’ve gotta say
There's somethin' I've gotta say
There's somethin' I've gotta say
In my life, in my time, I'm talking about it
There's somethin' I've gotta say
Say
Say
Say
And today's gonna be my day