Billy Joel Modern Woman

You see her sitting with
Her coffee and her paper
With her high top sneakers
Of Italian design

With a long cool stare
She aggravates the tension
Makes up her face
While she makes up her mind

Now you're in trouble
Maybe she's an intellectual
What if she figures out
You're not very smart

Or maybe she's the quiet type
Who's into heavy metal
Boy, you got to get it settled
Cause she's breaking your heart

Don't try to put on an act
You can't do that to a modern woman
And you're an old-fashioned man
She understands the things you're doin'
She's a modern woman

She looks sleek
She seems so professional
She's got a lot of confidence
It's easy to see

You want to make a move
But you feel so inferior
'Cause under that exterior
Is someone who's free

She's got style
She's got her own money
So she's not another honey
You can quickly disarm

She's got the eyes
That make you realize
She won't be hypnotized
By your usual charm

You've got your plan of attack
That won't attract the modern woman
When you're an old-fashioned man
She understands the things you're doin'
She's a modern woman

Time goes by and
You're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you
But she doesn't know why

In the morning she leaves you
With your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation
For an old-fashioned guy

But times have changed
Things are not the same, baby
You overcame such a bad attitude

Rock and roll
Just used to be for kicks
And nowadays it's politics
And after 1986
What else could be new

You got to learn to relax
And face the facts of modern woman
And you're an old-fashioned man
She understands the things you're doin'
She's a modern woman

She's a modern woman
You got the casual hip
That don't mean zip
To the modern woman

She's out making the rent
Don't be sentimental, woman
She's a modern woman
She's a modern woman
She's a modern woman
Yeah, yeah, yeah