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 a** I better shimmy if the boss man makes a pa** And if I'm in the big chair baby better watch out for broken gla** 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 b**h And if I'm free I'm a who*e 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 s** 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 b**h And if I'm free I'm a who*e 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