Love Child Lyrics - The Supremes

(Tenement slum 

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah) 

You think that I don't feel love 

But what I feel for you is real love 

In those eyes, I see reflected 

A hurt, scorned, rejected 

Love child, never meant to be 

Love child, born in poverty 

Love child, never meant to be 

Love child, take a look at me 

Started my life in an old, cold, rundown tenement slum (Tenement slum) 

My father left, he never even married Mom 

I shared the guilt my mama knew 

So afraid that others knew I had no name 

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Ah, this love we're contemplating 

Is worth the pain of waiting 

We'll only end up hating 

The child we may be creating 

Love child, never meant to be (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on) 

Love child (Scorned by) society 

Love child, always second best (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on) 

Love child, different from the rest 

(Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer) Mm, baby 

(Hold on, hold on, just a little bit longer) Mm, baby 

I started school in a worn, torn dress that somebody threw out (Somebody threw out) 

I knew the way it felt to always live in doubt 

To be without the simple things 

So afraid my friends would see the guilt in me 

Ah, don't think that I don't need you 

Don't think I don't wanna please you 

But no child of mine will be bearing 

The name of shame I've been wearing 

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Love child, love child, never quite as good (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on) 

Afraid, ashamed, misunderstood (Just a little bit longer, love child) 

But I'll always love you (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on) 

I'll always love you (Just a little bit longer, love child) 

I'll always love you (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on) 

Always love you (Just a little bit longer, love child) 

I'll always love you (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on) 

Always love you (Just a little bit longer, love child) 

You, you, you (Wait, wait, won't you wait now, hold on) 

I'll always love you (Just a little bit longer, love child)