(Tenement slumOoh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah)
You think that I don't feel loveBut what I feel for you is real loveIn those eyes, I see reflectedA hurt, scorned, rejected
Love child, never meant to beLove child, born in povertyLove child, never meant to beLove child, take a look at me
Started my life in an old, cold, rundown tenement slum (Tenement slum)My father left, he never even married MomI shared the guilt my mama knewSo afraid that others knew I had no name
Ah, this love we're contemplatingIs worth the pain of waitingWe'll only end up hatingThe child we may be creating
Love child, never meant to be (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on)Love child (Scorned by) societyLove child, always second best (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on)Love child, different from the rest
(Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer) Mm, baby(Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer) Mm, babyI started school in a worn, torn dress that somebody threw out (Somebody threw out)I knew the way it felt to always live in doubtTo be without the simple thingsSo afraid my friends would see the guilt in me
Ah, don't think that I don't need youDon't think I don't wanna please youBut no child of mine will be bearingThe name of shame I've been wearing
Love child, love child, never quite as good (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on)Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood (Just a little bit longer, love child)
But I'll always love you (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on)I'll always love you (Just a little bit longer, love child)I'll always love you (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on)Always love you (Just a little bit longer, love child)I'll always love you (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on)Always love you (Just a little bit longer, love child)You, you, you (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on)I'll always love you (Just a little bit longer, love child)