Because I'm A Woman

(Lari White)

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 ass

I better shimmy if the boss man makes a pass

And if I'm in the big chair baby better watch out for broken glass

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 bitch

And if I'm free I'm a whore

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 sex 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 bitch

And if I'm free I'm a whore

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