The Supremes - Love Child lyrics

Tenement slum

Ooh, ooh, ooh, aaaahhh

You think that I don't feel love

What I feel for you is real love

In other's eyes I see reflected

A hurt, scorned, rejected

Love child

Never meant to be

Love child

Born in poverty

Love child

Never meant to be

Love child

Take a look at me

Started my life

In a old, cold, run-down tenament slum

(Tenement slum)

My father left

He never even married mama

I shared the guilt my mama knew

So afraid that others knew I had no name

This love we're contemplatin'

Is worth the pain of waitin'

We'll only end up hatin'

The child we may be creatin'

Love child

Never meant to be

Love child

(Scorned by) society

Love child

Always second best

Love child

(Different from) different from the rest

(Hold on, hold on just a little bit longer)

Mmmmm baby

(Hold on, hold on just a little bit longer)

Mmmmm baby

I started school

In a worn, torn dress

That somebody threw out

(Somebody threw out)

I knew the way it felt to always live in doubt

To be without the simple things

So afraid my friends would see the guilt in me

Don't think that I don't need ya

Don't think I don't want to please ya

But no child of mine will be bearing

The name of shame I've been wearing

Love child

Love child

Never quite as good

Afraid, ashamed

Misunderstood

But I'll always love you

Always love you

I'll always love you

Always love you