[Verse 1]
I don't expect you to understand
You can't imagine how I'm feeling
I can't admit it to myself
So where would I even begin?
[Chorus]
Cause I'm a proud woman
I must be proud, woman
And I am strong woman
I must be strong, woman
[Verse 2]
It's too painful to even think about
So it would k** me to say it out loud
All this time I thought I'd worked it out
So if you don't mind, I'll leave it for now
[Chorus]
And stay a proud woman
I must be proud, woman
Cause I am strong, a woman
I can't be a mad woman
[Verse 3]
I have an*lyzed every single inch of my skin
In comparisons I can't seem to break in my daily routine
I find myself obsessing imperfections only I can see
And I know it's such a waste, but the pressure is getting me
I don't expect you to understand
[Chorus]
You'd never know what it's like to be a woman
You'd never know what it's like to be a girl
You'd never know what it's like to be a woman
You'd never know what it's like to be a girl
Girl, girl, girl, why?
[Verse 4]
Should my intellect me judged by perceptions of what I should be?
And who says that it's right? We must stop looking so deep
It's so young that it starts, expectations that's too hard to reach
We lose control
And you say that it's fine, maybe that's because you don't want to see
I don't expect you to understand
[Chorus]
You'd never know what it's like to be a woman
You'd never know what it's like to be a girl
You'd never know what it's like to be a woman
You'd never know what it's like to be a girl
Girl, girl, girl
Girl, girl, girl