She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes She can ruin your faith with her casual lies And she only reveals what she wants you to see And she hides like a child, but it's all that a woman can be She can lead you to live, she can take you or leave you She can ask for the truth, but she'll never believe you And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free And she steals like a thief, but it's all that a woman can be Oh, she takes care of herself She can wait if she wants, she's ahead of her time Oh, she never gives out And she never gives in, she just changes her mind She'll promise you more than the garden of Eden Then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding And she'll bring out the best and the worst you can be Blame it all on yourself 'cause it's all that the woman can be Oh, she takes care of herself She can wait if she wants, she's ahead of her time Oh, she never gives out And she never gives in, she just changes her mind She is frequently kind and then suddenly cruel She can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool But she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree And the most she can do is throw shadows on you But she's always the woman to me All that a woman can be