Lyrics India.Arie – Coulda Shoulda Woulda

I woke up this morning, turned the TV on
And everything I see is everything that’s wrong
And I’m like «Man, turn that off»
Got enough to worry about without thinking ’bout this

Wake up, wake up, get up, get up
Hustle, hustle, speed up, speed up
I start my day, take time to pray
No time to get to my haters
Wait, did I just say «haters»?
Not wastin’ no bars on you
So much potential inside of me
And I’m taking my opportunity

Today I will walk in my power
And today will be my finest hour
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
I live for me, I can’t live for you
I have a dream, I have a dream and I do believe

This is the last time (last time)
I let you play with my mind (my mind)
‘Cause now I know better
Now my phone’s blowing up ’cause I spoke my mind last night
Got no time for this
Is my heart still beatin’? (Yeah, my heart’s still beatin’)
I’m over you, I’m over you
Uh-uh, ain’t nobody answering that

Wake up, wake up, get up, get up

Today I will walk in my power
And today will be my finest hour
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
I live for me, I can’t live for you
I have a dream, I have a dream
So today I will walk in my power
And today will be my finest hour
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
I live for me, I can’t live for you
I have a dream, I have a dream and I do believe

Woke up this morning, I pick up my phone
And see this crazy thing as I hear goin’ on
And I’m like, «Hold up, they talkin’ ’bout me»
Got enough to worry about without thinking ’bout this
I’ve been black girl magic
20 years I been at it
I’m over you, I got nothing to prove (nothing to prove)
Or maybe I do
Hollywood’s sexist and racist
And still we smile throughout it
You’d be surprised what we doin’
The way we show up and kill shit
I love my brown skin so much
Been that way before Wakanda
So love what you thought or love me
And I, I’ll never stop so

Today I will walk in my power
And today will be my finest hour
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
I live for me, I can’t live for you
I have a dream, I have a dream
So today I will walk in my power
And today will be my finest hour
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
No more coulda, shoulda, woulda
I live for me, I can’t live for you
I have a dream, I have a dream, yeah