R. Kelly — Heart of a Woman

[Spoken Intro] This song is dedicated to all the ladies, from all of the men You know what I mean Simply because y'all go through so much And we want y'all to know that we recognize that [Verse 1] There are so many answers to the question what y'all do for us And so many reasons for the word why we love on y'all For instance, how ya' just take us and lift us up And give us chance after chance and we still find a way to F' things up And sometimes y'all go and blame yourselves for things we do 'Cause you love us so much our lies become the truth Y'all try so so hard to make things work Finding a way to smile just to keep from showing you're hurtin' [Pre-Chorus] (It's) Your mind versus (It's) Your hearts versus (It's) Your soul versus (Your) Your body versus our bullshit (And) our egos (and) our pride [Chorus] (That's why) That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) Y'all are so tough, y'all put up with so much That's why I love the word "woman", uh-huh (Oh, I love, I love) And y'all so full of trust, and besides y'all know us That's why I love the word "woman" Time and time again y'all let's us back in Man, I love y'all so much, I gotta spell it out W-O-M-A-N, that's what's it's all about, yeah [Verse 2] Sometimes I think that we're the reason why y'all be stressing out and smoking cigarettes Mmm, yes I do And sometimes I think we're the reasons y'all be snapping off on your kids and having fits Somebody feel me Ladies, when it's that time of the month and y'all really don't feel like being bothered And sometimes we take y'all hearts for granted I know y'all got to ask y'allself sometimes "Why do I even put up with it?" [Pre-Chorus] (It's) Your mind versus (It's your) Your hearts versus (It's your) Your soul versus (It's your) Your body versus our bullshit (And) our egos (and) our pride [Chorus] (That's why) That's why I love the word "woman" Said I love the word, yeah (Oh, I love, I love) 'Cause y'all are so so tough, and you put up with so so much That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) Mmm, mmm, mmm, and y'all are so full of trust, and besides, y'all know us That's why I love the word "woman" Time and time and time again y'all let us back in And I love you so much, I've got to spell it out, W-O-M-A-N [Bridge] Fellas, just swallow your pride for a minute And grab your lady by the hand and sing: Baby, I'm sorry for the drama that I caused you Y'all are the backbone of every family, this much is true, sing it I recognize being a woman, the things y'all go through And I appreciate every single one of you, yes I do Baby, I promise from this day I will show respect I promise to love y'all, yeah, with all of my might, yeah I'll even burn a candlelight Because we are here cause y'all paid a price [Chorus] That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) Oh, y'all put up with so much yeah That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) And you're so so full of trust, and y'all know us, yes sir That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) You're soul survivors, yeah, all the love battles, oh oh That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) Sistas, y'all cook our meals, y'all wash our clothes Hey, y'all are the love seeds planted in our souls, hey hey That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) When I think about the woman, I just get joyful inside Where I just want to break down and cry That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) [Outro] Listen, ladies, like a sister, lover, cousin, mother, auntie, friend My joy within, my reason seasons, you're so pleasing You're the lock and we're the keys, created by the Almighty Forever as the birds and bees, we love y'all until we stop breathing That's why I love the word "woman" (Oh, I love, I love) I dedicate this to every woman around the world Love y'all