Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

Album: Be Yourself Tonight (1985)
Charted: 9 18
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  • Now there was a time when they used to say
    That behind every - great man.
    There had to be a - great woman.
    But in these times of change you know
    That it's no longer true.
    So we're comin' out of the kitchen
    'Cause there's somethin' we forgot to say to you (we say)

    [Chorus]
    Sisters are doin' it for themselves.
    Standin' on their own two feet.
    And ringin' on their own bells.
    Sisters are doin' it for themselves.

    Now this is a song to celebrate
    The conscious liberation of the female state!
    Mothers, daughters and their daughters too.
    Woman to woman
    We're singin' with you.
    The inferior sex got a new exterior
    We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too.
    Everybody, take a look around.
    Can you see, can you see, can you see
    There's a woman right next to you.

    [Chorus]

    Now we ain't makin' stories
    And we ain't layin' plans
    'cause a man still loves a woman
    And a woman still loves a man
    (just a same though) Writer/s: Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Just Sayin' from StrayaIronically, vocals aside, not many sisters doin it for themselves on the track (musician wise).
  • Lorelei from Ellsworth, Mewow this would b one of my favorite bands!!
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