Verse 1:
She was a - little girl
living in a bad dream
She's going through hell in her water
she's only thirteen
Said her mama's a drugged -
and her papa is gone
So it's not her fault
No one to love her - She's all alone
Verse 2:
She sits on a corner -
during school hours
tryna sell out her body
Just twenty bucks for an hour
Can't tell her what to do
Gotta whole lot of attitude
An angel came down to her and said:
"Girl can I talk to you?"
Chorus-
Little girl you can change these things
You are a diva in your own right
Yes you are a queen
May be no bad things about you
But your only thirteen
You got your whole life ahead of you
Get up fulfill your destiny
Little girl -
Little girl hold your head up high
Even though you get discouraged
Girl you still gotta try
Not for your mama, your daddy
But only for you, Girl
all I'm tryna tell you is -
Do what you gotta do
Verse 3:
Change your mind
There (girl) ain't no time - to waste
You gotta do it now or else
you will find - yourself
Right here on the street losing your mind
To the way of the world - MY GIRL
Let's leave this all behind
Verse 4:
We all go through problems
Some worse than yours
I suggest you count your blessings
Or there may be no more
Said your future is so bright
All you gotta do is get it right
In your mind - than you'll find - A WAY
I'll tell you one more time
Chorus-
Little girl you can change these things
You are a diva in your own right
Yes you are a queen
May be no bad things about you
But your only thirteen
You got your whole life ahead of you
Get up fulfill your destiny
Oh little girl -
Little girl hold your head up high
Even though you get discouraged
Girl you still gotta try
Not for your mama, your daddy
But only for you, Girl
all I'm tryna tell you is -
Do what you gotta do
Bridge:
I know - people have done you some wrong
And I know that you spent your life on your own
Let me tell you that todays a day to find another way
(There's a way out, You don't have to fight another day)
Just forget about your present day
(Let's fly away)
That today can be a yesterday - Ooohh
Chorus-
Little girl you can change these things
You are a diva in your own right
Yes you are a queen
May be no bad things about you
But your only thirteen
You got your whole life ahead of you
Get up fulfill your destiny
Oh little girl -
Little girl hold your head up high
Even though you get discouraged
Girl you still gotta try
Not for your mama, your daddy
But only for you, Girl
all I'm tryna tell you is -
Do what you gotta do
(Do what you gotta do, I said do what you gotta do)
(Do what you gotta do, I said do what you gotta do)
(Do what you gotta do, I said do what you gotta do)
Little girl hold your head up high
Even though you get discouraged
Girl you still gotta try
Not for your mama, your daddy
But only for you, Girl
all I'm tryna tell you is -
Do what you gotta do