1. Big Mamma Said Can’t blame a man for wanting what he wants
Said a man is just going to be a man
Don’t let no man see you, not even family
Said got to protect yourself from the men
Said they take it so you got to watch it

2. The Cop Said I Could’ve Stopped Him
Said I should’ve kicked him in the crotch
I should’ve called 911 before he left
Said I should’ve never have let him in
I should have known what he would do to me
But I didn’t

3. Mamma Said I Owed Him He took me out and bought me dinner
He bought me some flowers and seemed to like me
Momma said I was suppose to do it so stop acting like a victim
Should’ve brought him to meet her and been happy he wanted me

4. The Lady At Court said Get over it
I’m better off than most people she sees
Said go back to school and put it behind me
Said she’s a victim advocate

5. Daddy Said I look like I want it. Good girls don’t dress like me.
Daddy told me to stop dressing like a slut and men won’t think I am one
Daddy said a girl did the same thing to him when he was young

6. The DA said I have no case
He said nobody will believe me.
He has no history.
I “consented” when I stopped fighting after he told me he had a knife

7. Momma said don’t tell nobody
Don’t want people to know
Too embarrassing to know what I went and let happen to myself
Stop looking sad
Momma said I brought it on myself

8. My Teachers said I Should have told them I would miss school
Said they need to be kept in the loop
Said he hopes I can still graduate

9. The Doctor Said I Should get another HIV test in a few months
Said the bruises will heal in a few weeks
Tearing and stitches may take a while more
Said take the pills with food to keep from getting pregnant
Said I got treatment in time.
Said I was lucky

10. The Neighbors Said Well, I don’t really know what they said
They just point and laugh
Mutter real low when I walk by

11. He Said He Had a Knife Said I was his and he didn’t mind death
Said he was leaving in a body bag
Said only I would feel the pain
Said it’d be me or the little girl down the hall
Then let me know he taped the whole thing

12. Isn’t that suppose to matter?
I Said No
Isn’t that suppose to matter?