Down have mercy on a girl
From down in the boondocks
Every night I watch the light
From the house up on the hill
I love the little boy who lives up there
But I don't dare knock on his door
Cause instead it's my boss man
So I'll just have to be content
To see him whenever I can
Down in the boondocks, yeah
You know people put me down
Cause that's the side of town I was born in
I love him and he loves me
But I just don't fit in his society
Lord have mercy on the girl
One fine day I'll find a way
To move from this old shack
I'll hold my head up like a queen
And never, never, never look back
Until the mornin' I'll work and save,
Down in the boondocks, yeah, yeah,
You know people put me down for stuff
just outta town I was born in
Oh, you see, I love him, he loves me
But that just don't fit in his society
Lord, have mercy on a girl
from down in the boondocks
Oh, Lord, have mercy on a girl
from down in the boondocks
from down in the boondocks
