Barbra Streisand — The Woman in the Moon

The Woman in the Moon

I was warned as a child of thirteen
Not to act too strong
Try to look like you belong but don't push girl
Save your time and trouble
Don't misbehave
 
I was raised in a "no you don't world"
Overrun with rules
Memorize your lines and move as directed
That's an age old story
Everybody knows that's a worn out song
 
But you and i are changing that tune
We're learning new rhythms from the woman
I said the woman in the moon
 
Little sister, little brother
Keep on pushin'
Don't believe a word about
Things you heard about
Askin' too much too soon
Cause they can hold back the tide
But they can never hold the woman in the moon
 
I believe there's a best of both worlds
Mixing old and new
Recognizing change is seldom expected
 
As i long suspected
They believed that strange was a word for wrong
Well not in my song
 
Cause you, you and i are changing that tune
We're learning new rhythms from that woman in the moon
 
Little sister, little brother
Keep on pushin'
Don't believe a word about
Things you heard about
Askin' too much too soon
 
Cause they can hold back the tide
But they can never hold the woman
I said the woman in the moon