twice the work for half the pay
twice as smart, but afraid to say
i´m just here to provide the t & a
because i´m a woman
he´ll get the gig no matter how hard i bust my ass
i better shimmy if the boss man makes a pass
and if i´m in the big chair baby better watch out for broken glass
because i´m a woman

and if my skirt´s too short then i´m asking for it
that´s how the story goes
i´m guilty if i lock it up and i´m
guilty if it shows and i
live with a fear that no man every knows
because i´m a woman

and if i´m strong i´m a bitch
and if i´m free i´m a whore
and if i´m home with my babies you won´t find me in the pages of "cosmo"
´cause honey that ain´t nothin´ but a bore

but i have a dream i am a thing
of beauty and power
give me love, give me good love and i
blossom like a flower
because i´m a woman

there are places in this world i can´t even show my face
i got to walk behind the man i got to keep my place
and they don´t even see all the good gone to waste
because i´m a woman

and somewhere on this day i will not even be born
when they detect the weaker sex from my mother´s womb i will be torn
the man-child gets the love and i get the scorn
because i´m a woman

and if i´m strong i´m a bitch
and if i´m free i´m a whore
and if i´m home with my babies you won´t find me in the pages of "cosmo"
´cause honey that ain´t what they´re lookin´ for

but i have a dream i am a thing
of beauty and power
give me love, give me good love and i
blossom like a flower
because i´m a woman
because i´m a woman
because i´m a woman

by: lari white