To Be a Woman

[Refrain]
Oh-oh-oh, I, I know I can make it now
Give me a song and I will sing it in tune
Oh-oh-oh, I, I know I can take it now
There's not a goddamn thing that I have to prove

[Verse 1]
To be a woman (Woman), I must wear a skirt
Long hair, high heels, and a blouse, not a shirt
To be a woman (Woman), I've got to stay sweet
I've got to smile through painted lips at every man I meet

[Refrain]
But I, I know I can make it now
Give me a song and I will sing it in tune
Oh-oh-oh, I, I know I can take it now
There's not a goddamn thing that I have to prove

[Verse 2]
To be a woman (Woman), I must have a man
To lean upon, depend upon, to tell me I can
Do anything I want as long as I stay in line
To own my body, God forbid he should think that it's mine

[Refrain]
But I, I know I can make it now
Give me a song and I will sing it in tune
Oh-oh-oh, I, I know I can take it now
There's not a goddamn thing that I have to prove

[Bridge]
To be a woman (Woman)
To be a woman (Woman)

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
I am a woman (Woman) in my own right
Stomp on me and put me down, and I'll rise to fight
I have my sisters (Sisters), beautiful and strong
And no one's gonna tell me being female is wrong

[Refrain]
So I, I know I can make it now
Give me a song and I will sing it tune
I, I know I can take it now
There's not a goddamn thing that I have to prove

[Outro]
I am a woman (Woman, woman)