"I am Woman, hear me ROAR"

[niyad]

I Am Woman

-Artist: Helen Reddy from "Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits": EMI ST 11467
-peak Billboard position # 1 for 1 week in 1972
-Words and Music by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton


I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an' pretend
'cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again

CHORUS
Oh yes I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman

You can bend but never break me
'cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
'cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul

CHORUS

I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin' arms across the land
But I'm still an embryo
With a long long way to go
Until I make my brother understand

Oh yes I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to I can face anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman
Oh, I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong

FADE
I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman



http://www.lyricsdepot.com/helen-reddy/i-am-woman.html

[onehandle]

1. I am hoping that this month of insanity will get the 'gals' to the polls in droves this Fall. nt

[lunatica]

2. That was in 1972.

That's 40 years ago. Shouldn't women be considered equal by now in every sense? Especially when it comes to making choices about our lives and our bodies?

You'd think....

[Cleita]

3. Yeah, and you'd be right.

I don't think we will get there until we have a feminist affirmative action of sorts, where representation in government is 50/50 and required by law. Some countries already have similar laws.