She says what she wants to She only does what she wants to do She's always the first in line For everything, every time She cries when she wants to She makes you laugh when she laughs at you She's in love with a small-town guy And fancy things and dragonflies She's a modern girl She's always sure about her point of view She's never talking with; she's talking to She's perfectly wonderful Whoa-ohh-ohh, whoa-ohh-ohh Whoa-ohh-ohhhh-oohhhhhhh When she was younger, her hair was dyed blue She was into rock and roll, but she was a cheerleader, too She loves her mother, but they argue now and then About the wedding plans and the money that she spends She only wears name-brand clothes She's out to dinner and a picture show She drives a little red car with vanity plates She's always on her way to some better place She's a modern girl She's always sure about her point of view She's never talking with; she's talking to She's perfectly wonderful She's a modern girl She's at the mall every afternoon She's got a presence that can fill the room She's perfectly wonderful Whoa-ohh-ohh, whoa-ohh-ohh Whoa-ohh-ohhhh-oohhhhhhh She'll do anything to make you talk, to make you sit and stay You're never going to get away She'll do anything to make you laugh, to tell you about her day All about her day She got her name on the guest list She's gonna kill me when she hears this She's a little too sure, a little bit wild She's the first to volunteer, but she's the middle child She's the middle child She's a modern girl She's always sure about her point of view She's never talking with; she's talking to She's perfectly wonderful She's a modern girl She's at the mall every afternoon She's got a presence that can fill the room She's perfectly wonderful She's a modern girl [She's always sure about her point of view] She's a modern girl [She's never talking with; she's talking to] She's a modern girl [She's at the mall every afternoon] She's perfectly wonderful [Got a presence that can fill the room] She's a modern girl, a modern girl [She's always sure about her point of view] She's perfectly wonderful [She's never talking with; she's talking to] She's a modern girl [She's at the mall every afternoon] Oh, she's a modern girl [Got a presence that can fill the room] Yeeaaaaahhhh, whoa-ohh. [She's always sure about her point of view] She's perfectly wonderful [She's never talking with; she's talking to] She's a modern girl [She's at the mall every afternoon] Whoa-ohh-ohh [She's got a presence that can fill the room] She's a modern girl