Your mama left you with me
I’ve no money to care for you
Take off your clothes go to that man
It was the one thing she could do
She was 12 years old and frightened
He was old and smelly too
She had no defense to his advance
It was the one thing she could do
Her body changed, she wondered why
Something inside her grew
You dare not have that baby here
It was the one thing she could do
The doctor was not nice at all
Her office smelled of dew
Lay on this bed she commanded
It was the one thing she could do
No place to sleep, no food to eat
Clothes worn and tattered too
Come here sweet thing and give me some
It was the one thing she could do
Body worn and good for nothing
Her choices were so few
Pleasure others with her body
It was the one thing she could do
Don’t judge me were her thoughts
As she laid down on the church pew
It was warm and quiet, she fell asleep
It was the one thing she could do
She heard the voice of angels
She asked Lord is that you
He said come home my child, you’re welcome
It was the one thing she could do
John 8:1-11
Jesus went across to Mount Olives, but he was soon back in the Temple again. Swarms of people came to him. He sat down and taught them.
The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?” They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him.
Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, “The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone.” Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt.
Hearing that, they walked away, one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. “Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?”
“No one, Master.”
“Neither do I,” said Jesus. “Go on your way. From now on, don’t sin.”