Fancy lyrics

I remember it all very well lookin' backIt was the summer i turned eighteenWe lived in a one room, rundown shackOn the outskirts of new orleansWe didn't have money for food or rentTo say the least we were hard pressedAnd mama'd spent every last penny we hadTo buy me a dancin' dressShe said here's your one chance fancy don't let me downHere's your one chance fancy don't let me downI knew what i had to do and i made myself thisSolemn vowI's gonna be a lady someday although i didn't know when or howBut i couldn't see spending the rest of my lifeWith my head hung down in shameYou know i might have been born just plain white trashBut fancy was my nameShe said here's your one chance fancy don't let me downHere's your one chance fancy don't let me downLord, forgive me for what i doBut if you want out well it's up to youNow don't let me down, noYou mama's gonna move you uptownLord, forgive me for what i doBut if you want out well it's up to youNow don't let me down, noYou mama's gonna
move you uptownBut fancy was my name