Oh my mama told me
Cause she say she learned the hard way
Say she wanna spare the children
She say don’t give or sell your soul away
Cause all that you have is your soul (...)
I was a pretty young girl once
I had dreams I had high hopes
I married a man he stole my heart away
He gave his love but what a high price I paid
And all that you have is your soul
Why was I such a young fool
Thought I’d make history
Making babies was the best I could do
Thought I’d made something that could be mine forever
Found out the hard way one can't possess another
And all that you have is your soul (...)
Here I am waiting for a better day
A second chance
A little luck to come my way
A hope to dream a hope that I can sleep again
And wake in the world with a clear conscience
And clean hands
Cause all that you have is your soul
Tracy Chapman
