Come monday morning

You see her waitin'

On the street for her ride

In an hour she'll be working

In a tower made of steel in the sky

She's just a pawn in the struggle

In a never-ending fight to survive

Mama had to play someone else's game

You learn to keep it inside

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Working girl, livin' in a man's world

Working girl, you gotta take a stand girl

The boss checks out her body

She's on the phone tellin' his lies

Run and get the coffee

And a smile hides the rage in her eyes

Tonight she's searching for a reason

As she's walking home alone in the rain

Mama had to play someone else's game

Someday she's breakin' the chain

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Nobody knows the dreams

She dares to dream

The plans she had made

Or the times she has prayed inside

Or what tears at her pride

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