[INTRO — SOFT ACOUSTIC GUITAR, GENTLE KORA] My baby asked for grapes today I told her, "Maybe, not right now" There's a stack of bills I have to pay And I'm still trying to figure out how There's a little sunshine through the blinds But I can't get these numbers off my mind Another morning, another fight I don't wanna just survive I wanna actually live Have a little more to keep And a little more to give I wanna wake up in the morning Without the weight of yesterday Let the sunshine find me And have the time to let it stay I don't need a perfect life Just a little room to live Oh, I wanna actually live Got all the community in the world But somehow I'm still alone That's the story of a single mother Trying to make a house a home I did everything right Loved with all my heart Gave with all I had Still waiting for my life to start They say, "Help is here" But I still have to bow Prostrate myself for bread Tell them all the ways I'm hurting Show them all the tears I've shed Just to hear I'm not enough Not enough to qualify For the help they said was waiting While I'm barely getting by Sad is not the word for this There's no name for what I feel When you've given all your everything And still have to beg for a little relief I don't wanna just survive I wanna actually live Have a little more to keep And a little more to give I wanna wake up in the morning Without the weight of yesterday Let the sunshine find me And have the time to let it stay I don't need a perfect life Just a little room to live Oh, I wanna actually live Sad is not a word that explains this Tired doesn't even come close I'm surrounded by a thousand voices But when I need one, where do they go? I don't wanna be somebody's lesson I don't wanna be their proof That a woman can keep on breaking And still find a way to push through I don't need another story About how strong I've always been I just want a little living Before the day comes to an end I don't wanna just survive I wanna actually live Have a little more to keep And a little more to give I wanna buy my baby grapes Without counting what is left I wanna sit out in the sunshine And finally catch my breath I don't need a perfect life I don't need the world to give Me everything I've ever wanted Just a little room to live Oh, I wanna actually live There's a little sunshine through the blinds And I'm still lying here Let the morning wait a minute Let me have these tears Tomorrow's still out there waiting And there's so much I wanna give But today I'm asking for something A little room to actually live Mmm... I wanna actually live.
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