In This World - Asha Ali

A little bit of pain

Never killed no one

A little loneliness

Never hurt no one

I’m standing on the realm of insanity

Getting ready to jump

The things that I have done

My sins and my regrets

My hunger to be affirmed

I have looked for it in different men and I’ve failed to find

I’ve turned a deaf ear and I have chosen to be blind

And it’s not easy

It never will be easy

For a woman to claim her place in this world

And I don’t want easy

I wanna fight and let it kill me

I am ready to claim my place in this world

And time has her ways of being ruthlessly honest

She spares no one

The signs have all been there

Waiting to be seen

In every bruise and tare

The moment is now at hand

For me to forgive myself

For ever doubting my strength

I have looked for it in different men

And I have failed to find

I have turned a deaf ear

And I have chosen to be blind

It’s not easy

It never will be easy

For a woman to claim her place in this world

And I don’t want easy

I wanna fight and have it kill me

I am ready to claim my place in this world

A little happiness

Never killed no one

A little peace of mind

Never killed no one