verse 1 momma you teach me how to be brave in a world that wants to smile & wave momma you teach me how to be strong in this backwards world, you sing your song can't speak for you what you go through you've got your voice so push on through verse 2 maybe you're not my baby girl you can make your own way in this world you could fight with fists, enraged or maybe you could set the stage you hold your own you set the tone you've got a voice to let them know Chorus and when they tell you where you belong stand up and say "i'm woman and i am strong!" and when they tell you where you belong stand up! stand up! oh-whoa-whoa Outro momma you teach me how to be brave momma you teach me how to be strong