Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder
where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or
built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to
tell them,
They think I’m
telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of
my arms,
The span of my
hips,
The stride of my
step,
The curl of my
lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal
woman,
That’s me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you
please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their
knees.
Then they swarm
around me,
A hive of honey
bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my
eyes,
And the flash of my
teeth,
The swing in my
waist,
And the joy in my
feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Men themselves have
wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show
them,
They say they still
can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of
my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my
breasts,
The grace of my
style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Now you understand
Just why my head’s
not bowed.
I don’t shout or
jump about
Or have to talk real
loud.
When you see me
passing,
It ought to make you
proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of
my heels,
The bend of my
hair,
the palm of my
hand,
The need for my
care.
’Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Alone
Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul
a home
Where water is not
thirsty
And bread loaf is
not stone
I came up with one
thing
And I don’t believe
I’m wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here
alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here
alone.
There are some
millionaires
With money they
can’t use
Their wives run
round like banshees
Their children sing
the blues
They’ve got
expensive doctors
To cure their hearts
of stone.
But nobody
No, nobody
Can make it out here
alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here
alone.
Now if you listen
closely
I’ll tell you what I
know
Storm clouds are
gathering
The wind is gonna
blow
The race of man is
suffering
And I can hear the
moan,
‘Cause nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here
alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here
alone.
When I Think About Myself
When I think about
myself,
I almost laugh
myself to death,
My life has been one
great big joke,
A dance that's walked
A song that's spoke,
I laugh so hard I
almost choke
When I think about
myself.
Sixty years in these
folks' world
The child I works
for calls me girl
I say "Yes
ma'am" for working's sake.
Too proud to bend
Too poor to break,
I laugh until my
stomach ache,
When I think about
myself.
My folks can make me
split my side,
I laughed so hard I
nearly died,
The tales they tell,
sound just like lying,
They grow the fruit,
But eat the rind,
I laugh until I
start to crying,
When I think about
my folks.
