Mthandize
She's afraid to stand
She’s been told she might fall down
And she's so very afraid to move

She's afraid she might never get there
‘cause those before her like her mama never made it (mama never made it)
Mmm, mama never made it

She’s so very afraid to speak
She's been told to just sit and observe
She's been told countless times she's just a girl, just, just a girl
Nothing more, just a girl

She's been told men arе the ones to lead
You'rе just a girl Duwa
You're just a girl Tina
You're just a girl Gloria
She’s been told…

Well, all I see is somebody who is equal to anybody
Who should be given the same opportunities
Atani mwana na na na na na na now
Atani mwana tsono

Anthu anga don’t push that girl-child to the kitchen
M'sankankhile mwana ku ma poto
She can be a lawyer
Mwana mwana mwana
She can be a pilot, mwana wa mkazi flying higher, mwana

A housewife is not the only thing she can be
Giving birth to children is not the only thing she can do

She’s not for sale
Si ogulitsa mwana

Ooooo oooo ooooo

She's in need of everyone
And i cannot sing alone, somebody help me

M'thandizeni
Please somebody don't let her sink
M’thandizeni
M'thandizeni

Ooooooo