(lari white/chuck cannon)

come here darlin´, let me whisper in your ear
a precious little secret that i think you need to hear
with the way the women´s movement´s always making the news
i can see how a man might get confused
now a woman doesn´t mind a man holding the door
but slaving in some kitchen ain´t what god made a woman for
we´ve come a long way baby, but way down deep we´re still the same
what a woman wants will never change

chorus:
what a woman wants is to be treated like a queen
by a man who deserves to be treated like a king
what a woman wants, what keeps her holding on
is a loving man who understands what a woman wants

now that ain´t so complicated, baby, you know what to do
just do onto me like you want to be done to
put me on a pedestral and i´ll put you on a throne
i bet you´re gonna love what a woman wants

(repeat chorus twice)