walked down the street hold my head up high everywhere i go someone tells me a lie a lie a lie a lie mothers and babies well theyre both the same oh theyre born to each other and theyre given a name a name a name a name rain starts to fall and like the leaves on the trees and everywhere you go someones down on their knees begging please please please so we sing a song and we say a prayer and someone says baby youre only halfway there ooh ooh youre halfway there 