Hollywould-Betty Wright

[ti:Hollywould] [ar:Betty Wright] [al:Betty Wright And The Roots] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Hollywould - Betty Wright [00:20.90]Everybody knows somebody [00:22.80] [00:23.66]That moves about [00:24.40]Like a misguided missile [00:26.88] [00:30.58]Waking up in the morning [00:32.58] [00:33.35]When the night is broken by the day [00:37.62] [00:39.07]She needs to feed her babies [00:42.58]Waking up in the morning [00:44.66] [00:45.56]When the night is broken by the day [00:50.35]She's got to go home and feed her babies [00:54.40] [00:56.52]She sees no other way other way [01:01.05] [01:02.54]She sees no brighter day brighter day [01:07.03] [01:07.94]Up all night in the clubs and such [01:10.97]She's 'bout the numbers she knows that much [01:13.85]Smiles though her heart frowns [01:16.87]Can't get up for laying down [01:20.57]The word is what a good girl won't do [01:25.41]Holly would and the guys say holly's good [01:30.82] [01:32.47]The word is what a good girl don't do [01:37.60]Holly would and the guys say holly's good [01:43.67]Heart breaking with her head bowed [01:46.48]Overtaken by the wrong crowd that's her fight [01:51.52]She needs to feed her babies [01:55.41]Heart breaking with her head bowed [01:57.85] [01:58.47]Over taken by the wrong crowd that's her flight [02:03.21]She's got to go home to feed her babies [02:07.29] [02:09.42]She sees no open door open door [02:15.43]Nothing worth hoping for her baby's daddy [02:20.12] [02:20.80]Up all night in the clubs and such [02:23.94]He's 'bout the women you know that much [02:26.83]Goes to bed on the other side of town [02:30.17]Ohh that's what let her down [02:33.51]The word is what a good girl won't do [02:38.36]Holly would [02:39.68]Holly and the guys say holly's good [02:43.59]Say [02:45.32]The word is what a good girl don't do [02:50.49]Holly would and the guys say holly's good [02:56.77]How did she get here [02:58.66]How did she get here [03:01.96] [03:02.59]How did she get here [03:07.20] [03:09.06]Look at all those tears she's drowning [03:14.70] [03:16.37]What a predicament she's found in [03:20.58]She was addicted to the street life [03:22.41]So she walked the streets night after night [03:24.99]Smoking the pipe just to keep her hyped [03:27.25]Rolling the dice against her life [03:29.23]Looking for the type who can pay the price [03:31.82]To keep her reputation nice [03:33.26]She was admired by many and [03:34.98]Yet despised by others [03:36.34]Even disowned by her very [03:38.02]Own sisters and brothers [03:39.45]So she hit the streets looking for love [03:41.45]When times was tough she started [03:43.31]Tricking stripping in clubs [03:44.76]Got molested by her father at a young age [03:47.52]Taught her how to please a [03:49.09]Man love him the right way [03:50.53]As he would say nobody cares [03:52.33]If you cry baby [03:53.79]It's not my fault ya mama [03:55.41]Never taught you how to be a lady [03:57.58]And so she grew up confused by affection [04:00.29]Comin from the wrong direction [04:01.82]In the midst of very session [04:03.30]Everyday another lesson [04:04.69]Of a sexual abuse [04:06.29]This is the life that [04:07.39]She has gotten used to [04:09.41]She's got to cater to them [04:12.62] [04:13.68]And she can't win oh holly [04:19.51] [04:21.88]Holly holly holly holly world [04:29.10]Holly holly [04:32.83] [04:36.69]I know you're somebody's [04:37.92]Sister a good girl [04:40.60]You're somebody's mama [04:41.73] [04:42.57]You're somebody's lover [04:45.62] [04:46.13]Pocket full of money pocket full of money [04:51.99]Made the wrong way made the wrong way [04:58.05]Somebody somebody got pray for holly [05:01.77] [05:04.56]She's got no time for being a lady [05:09.47] [05:12.04]Oh no holly oh holly [05:18.75] [05:22.33]She got to feed she wanna feed [05:24.66]She gotta feed she need to feed [05:26.87]She got to feed her babies [05:29.92] [05:34.50]Sorry for holly [05:39.35] [05:40.30]So sorry for holly [05:45.77]But I'm gonna pray I'm gonna pray [05:50.73] [05:51.76]Will you pray for holly [05:59.79] [06:01.81]Somebody got to pray