I WAS TOLD MORE THAN ONCE
THAT I WAS BORN A CHILD OF LOVE
THEY WERE JUST TWO HIGH SCHOOL KIDS
NOT KNOWING WHAT THE LIFE WOULD BRING
MY MOM SNEAKED OUT TO SEE MY DADDY'S NEW BAND
AND IN THE CROWD HE SAW HER THERE
ALL NIGHT LONG
HE KEPT HER CLOSE HE KEPT HER WARM
IT WAS A SCANDAL, NO ONE KNEW
EXCEPT HER TEACHER WHO TOLD THEM WHAT TO DO
THEY'D KEEP THE BABY WHO WAS ME
THEY'D GET MARRIED AND SOMEHOW THEY WOULD LIVE
AND IT WAS HARD, AND IT WAS TOUGH
BOTH THEIR PARENTS THREW THEM OUT
THEY WERE ALL ON THEIR OWN
WITH A LITTLE BABY TO TAKE CARE OF
AS THE DAYS WERE PASSING BY
AND LITTLE BABY GROWING UP
THEY NEEDED MORE TO SURVIVE
BUT ALL MOM AND DAD GOT WAS LOVE
IT WAS A SCANDAL, NO ONE KNEW
EXCEPT HER TEACHER WHO TOLD THEM WHAT TO DO
THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE LIFE WOULD BRING
BUT THEY GOT THEIR BABY AND SOMEHOW THEY WOULD LIVE
AS MY DADDY WALKS ME DOWN THE ISLE
I SEE MY MOM, SHE'S TRYING NOT TO CRY
IT IS THE DAY
THEY'LL GIVE THEIR LITTLE BABY GIRL AWAY
I SQUEEZE MY DADDY'S HAND ONE MORE TIME
AND BREAK AWAY INTO MY LOVER'S ARMS
AND I SEE
THE CHILD OF LOVE KEEPS LIVING WITH ME
I WAS TOLD MORE THAN ONCE
THAT I WAS BORN A CHILD OF LOVE
WELL THANK YOU MOM, THANK YOU DAD
YOU GAVE ME LIFE AND YOU WERE NOT AFRAID
