If I know just what to say when some trouble heads his way And can make him feel that everything is good Then I act like a woman and he likes a woman To act like a woman should If he's late and I'm alone and he doesn't telephone And the kiss that greets him says "I understood" Then I act like a woman and he likes a woman To act like a woman should And if I keep that lovelight shining in my eyes Though I'm hurt by something he may say It doesn't take him very long to realize That it's more than just devotion that makes me act that way And as years go pa**ing by, if I still can catch his eye And his love runs deeper than he thought it could Then I act like a woman and he's got A woman who acts like a woman should