Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Follow

she used to run when you raised your hand
she ain't a child no more ( she ain't a child no more)
she was too young then to understand
she ain't a child no more ( she ain't a child no more)

came home drunk in the middle of the night
screaming and swinging with all of your might
but a child wouldn't put up a fight
she ain't a child no more ( she ain't a child no more)

poor little girl she had to grow up quick
she ain't a child no more (she ain't a child no more)
her hearts still soft but her skin got thick
she aint a child no more (she ain't a child no more)

how could her mother be so reckless and wild?
put her kid through such torture and trial
you can only have the love of your child
she ain't a child no more (she ain't a child no more)

(she ain't a child no more)
(she ain't a child no more)
you can only have the love of your child
she ain't a child no more (she ain't a child no more)
yeah

now listen
used to think she'd done something wrong
she ain't a child no more
now her body and her mind has grown strong
she ain't a child no more

i bet you'd never thought she'd grow up so tall
stand eye to eye, toe to toe with her ma
you know you never thought she'd toe the law
she ain't a child no more

no, no, no
she ain't a child.....