Little precious
Ooh, yeah

Little precious waits alone
Tears of fear 'til he gets home
Chilled deep down to the bone
No food, no friends, no telephone

Suddenly he's at the door
Ugly footsteps on the floor
Wondering what he's got in store
What now, what next, what's my life for?

Another night of silent crying
So ashamed she feels like dying

Break these chains of pain
Don't take it any longer
Break these chains of hate
Little precious, you are stronger

Off by heart she knows the plan
When he reaches out his hand
He says: "Girl, don't you understand
I love you more then any man"
As she sits there on the stairs
Whispering her silent prayers
She sheds a tear and just despairs
Please, God, no more this just ain't fair

Lives in fear every day
But she's too scared to run away

Break these chains of pain (Of pain)
Don't take it any longer (Don't take it any longer)
Break these chains of hate
Little precious, you are stronger

Precious

Didn't know which way to turn
Isolated from the world
And one day she heard a voice
Tellin' her she had a choice
Woman talkin' on TV
Sayin': "Hey! You can be free
You're not alone no way, get up, girl
And break those chains"

Break these chains (These chains) of pain (Of pain)
Don't take it any longer
Break these chains of hate (Of hate)
Little precious, you are stronger
Little precious, you are stronger than you know
You know you're stronger

Break these chains of pain
Don't take it any longer
Break these chains of hate
Lil' precious, you are stronger