Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
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This song was written as a class-based commentary on the inequalities of a poor young man and a wealthy older woman. These class differences arise in the appearance of a “straight-laced lady” that appears before a young man, but he can see through her elitism, as her “shoes aren’t clean.” The class...
Hello you straight-laced lady
Dressed in white but your shoes aren't clean
Painted them up with polish
In the hope we can't see where you've been
The smiling face that you've worn
To greet me rising at morning
Sent me out to work for my score
Please me and say what it's for
Give me the straight-laced promise
And not the pathetic lie
Tie me down with your ribbons
And sulk when I ask you why
Your Sunday paper voice cries
Demanding truths I deny
The bitter-sweet kiss you pretended
Is offered, our affair mended
Sossity, you're a woman
Society, you're a woman
All of the tears you're wasting
Are for yourself and not for me
It's sad to know you're aging
Sadder still to admit I'm free
Your immature physical toy
Has grown too young to enjoy
At last your straight-laced agreement:
Woman, you were too old for me
Sossity, you're a woman
Society, you're a woman
Sossity; You’re a Woman was written by Ian Anderson.
Sossity; You’re a Woman was produced by Ian Anderson.
Jethro Tull released Sossity; You’re a Woman on Mon Apr 20 1970.