I'd Rather Be Alone Than Unhappy

In Grammar School Some Of The Girls Had Problems With Me. My Face Was Too Light. My Hair Was Too Long. It Was The Black-consciousness Period, And I Felt Really Bad.

Being Around People Like Aretha Franklin And Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick And Roberta Flack, All These Greats, I Was Taught To Listen And Observe.

My Mother Taught Me That When You Stand In The Truth And Someone Tells A Lie About You, Don't Fight It.

I'm Proud Of Being A Mother, A Wife, A Daughter, And A Sister, And A Lover And A Friend We're All God's Children.

Loneliness Comes With Life.