[00:19.82]You think that I don't feel love
[00:22.13]But what I feel for you is real love
[00:24.38]In other's eyes I see reflected
[00:26.19]A hurt, scorned, rejected
[00:28.18]
[00:28.87]Love child, never meant to be
[00:33.18]Love child, born in poverty
[00:36.98]
[00:37.92]Love child, never meant to be
[00:41.57]
[00:42.25]Love child, take a look at me
[00:46.19]
[00:46.99]I started my life in an old
[00:49.99]Cold run down tenement slum
[00:52.74]
[00:53.74]My father left, he never even married mom
[00:57.36]I shared the guilt my mama knew
[00:59.60]So afraid that others knew I had no name
[01:03.41]
[01:04.09]This love we're contemplatin'
[01:06.46]Is worth the pain of waitin'
[01:08.90]We'll only end up hatin'
[01:10.95]The child we may be creatin'
[01:13.39]Love child, never meant to be
[01:16.74]
[01:17.61]Love child, society
[01:21.04]
[01:22.66]Love child, always second best
[01:26.21]
[01:26.84]Love child, different from the rest
[01:30.96]
[01:32.58]Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer
[01:35.82](Mmm, baby)
[01:36.45]Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer
[01:39.69](Mmm, baby)
[01:40.88]I started school, in a worn, torn
[01:44.31]Dress that somebody threw out
[01:46.50]
[01:47.43]I knew the way it felt to always live in doubt
[01:51.11]To be without the simple things
[01:53.29]So afraid my friends would see the guilt in me
[01:56.73]
[01:58.22]Don't think that I don't need you
[02:00.28]Don't think I don't wanna please you
[02:02.72]No child of mine'll be bearing
[02:04.78]The name of shame I've been wearing
[02:07.22]Love child, love child
[02:09.27]Never quite as good
[02:11.02]Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood
[02:14.82]
[02:15.95]But I'll always love you
[02:20.00]
[02:20.76]I'll always love you
[02:24.68]
[02:26.75]I'll always love you
[02:29.42]
[02:30.42]I'll always love you

You think that I don't feel love
But 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
I started my life in an old
Cold run down tenement slum
My father left, he never even married mom
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, society
Love child, always second best
Love child, different from the rest
Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer
(Mmm, baby)
Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer
(Mmm, baby)
I started school, in a worn, torn
Dress that 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 you
Don't think I don't wanna please you
No child of mine'll 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
I'll always love you
I'll always love you
I'll always love you