Strong Woman

[Verse 1: RAIZA BIZA]
Yeah, Miriam Makeba
Let me know if you really in forever
If this really is forever
All she ever said was never
Never to say that, never say never
If ever we held back we never surrender
I thought I'd write a song for 'em
I might just write a little more for 'em
I learned a lot from a strong woman
Where I'm from there's a lot of 'еm
My aunties and my mum and 'em
All the trials and tribulations of woman in a world
That don't accommodatе her
I mean I'm all about acknowledging my culture
Long as we acknowledge the importance of following my mothers
Yeah, yeah
I say my mothers 'cause it took about a village to raise me
Black women just a little bit crazy
But we love 'em for it
And you gotta be where from
The shit ain't quite as simple as the freedom you speak of
Strong woman

[Chorus: RAIZA BIZA]
Show me love, give me strength through the night
Love me well, love me well, show me light
Show me light, show me love, show me you
'Cause all I need, all I need is all in you
There's strong woman where I'm from
There's strong woman all around
Strong woman all along
Strong woman where I'm from

[Verse 2: RAIZA BIZA]
The mothers, the aunties, the grandmothers
The sisters that ain't blood, but still, they still love us
If you ever been a father or son or little brother
Then you understand the love I describe, it's real, brother
Yeah, yeah
I got a lot of admiration for you
Give me the signal and you know that I'll be waiting for you
I don't know why they disrespect you when you sacred and true
I wanna take you to a view and get a table for two
Strong woman, I tell my momma she mean more to me
She gon' tell me if she feel like I been with the wrong women
I still remember my grandma, must've been fifteen
Since we shared time, everything you said to me is clear now
Got a couple kids now, their mother is a queen
But we couldn't make it work, but I know that doesn't mean
That we bad people, and that I still see you
I'm turning into you and every word I say is true
Like you taught me

[Chorus: RAIZA BIZA]
Show me love, give me strength through the night
Love me well, love me well, show me light
Show me light, show me love, show me you
'Cause all I need, all I need is all in you
There's strong woman where I'm from
There's strong woman all around
Strong woman all along
Strong woman where I'm from

[Outro: Mukukā]
Strong, tall, beautiful
Strong, short, beautiful
Strong, scarred, beautiful
Ba, ah-ba, ba-da-ba
Ba, ba, ba-da-ba