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Prom Song
I got out of my neighborhood
On a partial scholarship
When the money ran out
I cleaned the classrooms to pay for it
Cleaner than the projects
Where I lived
And the ugly things that happened
To us kids
Most days I could forget bad memories
By dreaming of romance
A new dress on me
I said history: "I'm turning out the light
And looking forward to one beautiful night...
Prom prom
I was going to make it to
Prom prom
I knew I'd make it to prom
Prom prom
I had to make it to prom
I liked St. Joe's 'cause they didn't have a pool
And there were less bullets on the way to school
Still I didn't have stylish clothes
Some kids called me "ghetto"
But I had made it all the way to my senior year
Wasn't going to let something stupid drive me out of there
What I had imagined
I didn't want to miss
With somebody I liked
Maybe my first kiss
So I worked extra hard braiding hair on the weekends
But my date got locked up just a few weeks ahead
I said to my sister: "Don't you know
You can keep sewing that dress
I'll find a way to go to....
Prom prom
I couldn't give up on
Prom prom
I didn't give up on
Prom prom
I had to make it to prom
That night came
And alone I went
My sister finished the dress
But forgot to line it
Some people laughed
My brother picked me up late
I was the last person standing
Out front of the Drake
It hurt but in a way, I was glad
'Cause without my diploma, there'd be no dance
In the end, I didn't feel the fool
It was my dreams of prom that
Helped me graduate high school
Prom prom
You know I made it to
Prom prom
Yeah I made it to
Prom prom
You know I made to prom....
I got out of my neighborhood
On a partial scholarship
When the money ran out
I cleaned the classrooms to pay for it
Cleaner than the projects
Where I lived
And the ugly things that happened
To us kids
Most days I could forget bad memories
By dreaming of romance
A new dress on me
I said history: "I'm turning out the light
And looking forward to one beautiful night...
Prom prom
I was going to make it to
Prom prom
I knew I'd make it to prom
Prom prom
I had to make it to prom
I liked St. Joe's 'cause they didn't have a pool
And there were less bullets on the way to school
Still I didn't have stylish clothes
Some kids called me "ghetto"
But I had made it all the way to my senior year
Wasn't going to let something stupid drive me out of there
What I had imagined
I didn't want to miss
With somebody I liked
Maybe my first kiss
So I worked extra hard braiding hair on the weekends
But my date got locked up just a few weeks ahead
I said to my sister: "Don't you know
You can keep sewing that dress
I'll find a way to go to....
Prom prom
I couldn't give up on
Prom prom
I didn't give up on
Prom prom
I had to make it to prom
That night came
And alone I went
My sister finished the dress
But forgot to line it
Some people laughed
My brother picked me up late
I was the last person standing
Out front of the Drake
It hurt but in a way, I was glad
'Cause without my diploma, there'd be no dance
In the end, I didn't feel the fool
It was my dreams of prom that
Helped me graduate high school
Prom prom
You know I made it to
Prom prom
Yeah I made it to
Prom prom
You know I made to prom....
