Novel Soundtrack: Track 1

Their Eyes Were Watching God: The Soundtrack

Compiled by Jennifer Barber

1) I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman by Britney Spears

Event: Not all of the lyrics in this song directly relate to the novel, but the general idea of the song does. In the beginning of the novel, Janie’s grandmother catches her kissing Johnny Taylor and gets very upset about it. When Nanny is talking to Janie, Janie says, “Naw, Nanny, naw Ah ain’t no real ‘oman yet.” At this point Janie is still figuring out what she wants in the love department and her grandmother is arranging her marriage. The lyrics in the song relate to Janie feeling a little lost about love.

Lyrics:

I used to think

I had the answers to everything,

But now I know

Life doesn't always go my way, yeah...

Feels like I'm caught in the middle

That's when I realize...

[Chorus:]

I'm not a girl,

Not yet a woman.

All I need is time,

A moment that is mine,

While I'm in between.

I'm not a girl,

There is no need to protect me.

It's time that I

Learn to face up to this on my own.

I've seen so much more than you know now,

So don't tell me to shut my eyes.

[Chorus]

I'm not a girl,

But if you look at me closely,

You will see it my eyes.

This girl will always find her way.

I'm not a girl

(I'm not a girl don't tell me what to believe).

Not Yet a woman

(I'm just trying to find the woman in me, yeah).

All I need is time (All I need),

A moment that is mine (That is mine),

While I'm in between.

I'm not a girl

Not yet a woman

All I need is time (All I need),

A moment that is mine,

While I'm in between.

I'm not a girl,

Not yet a woman.