She's Always a Woman

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.

She hides like a child

But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to love,

She can take you or leave you.

She can ask for the truth

But she'll never believe.

And she'll take what you give her,

As long as it's free.

Yeah, she steals like a thief

But she's always a woman to me

Oooh, she takes care of herself,

She can wait if she wants,

She's ahead of her time.

Oooh, and she never gives out

And she never gives in,

She just changes her mind

And she'll promise you more

Than the garden of Eden.

Then she'll carelessly cut you

And laugh while you're bleeding.

But she brings out the best

And the worst you can be.

Blame it all on yourself,

'Cause she's always a woman to me

Oooh, she takes care of herself,

She can wait if she wants,

She's ahead of her time.

Oooh, and she never gives out

And she never gives in,

She just changes her mind

She is frequently kind

And she's 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 will do

Is throw shadows at you,

But she's always a woman to me

• Artist:Billy Joel
• Album:The Stranger (1977)