Maurette Brown Clark

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Maurette Brown Clark's, "It Ain't Over"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Keep fighting, keep praying, keep fasting. It ain't Oprah, no. Keep pressing, progressing, keep moving. It ain't Oprah, no. Keep reading, interceding, keep believing. It ain't Oprah, no.

The Real Lyrics:

Keep fighting, keep praying, keep fasting. It ain't over, no. Keep pressing, progressing, keep moving. It ain't over, no. Keep reading, interceding, keep believing. It ain't over, no.

The Story: I heard this playing on the sound machine of some establishment I was in. Late in the song it came to a part where lines like these are repeated at least a few times. On first hearing these lines, I perceived that she was saying "It ain't Oprah," repeatedly. Before this section of the song ended, I got to questioning if perhaps her lines were repeatedly saying "It ain't over," instead. I got home and managed to search for these lyrics online, and finally finding them, I discovered that my suspicions, which grew about midway through hearing this section, were true, and that these lines assert "It ain't over,", not "It ain't Oprah,". - Submitted by: Karen Smith

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