Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
Now there was a time when we used to sayThat behind every great man there had to be a great womanBut in these times of change you know that it's no longer trueSo we're comin' out of the kitchen'cause there's something we forgot to say to youWe say, "Sisters are doin' it for themselves"Standin' on their own two feet and ringin' on their own bellsWe say, "Sisters are doin' it for themselves"Now this is a song to celebrateThe conscious liberation of the female stateMothers, daughters and their daughters tooWoman to woman we're singing with youThe inferior sex has got a new exteriorWe got doctors, lawyers (Yes we do), politicians tooEverybody take a look aroundCan you see, can you see, can you seeThere's a woman right next to youWe say, "Sisters are doin' it for themselves" (Oh yes we are)Standin' on their own two feet an ringin' on their own bellsSisters are doin' it for themselvesNow we ain't makin' stories and we ain't layin' plansDon't you know that a man still loves a womanAnd a woman still loves a man just the same waySisters are doin' it for themselvesThere was a time (There was a time),When they used to say (When they used to say)That behind every great man there had to be a great womanIn these times of change you know that it's no longer trueSo we're comin' out of the kitchen'cause there's something we forgot to say to youWe say, "Sisters are doin' it for themselves"Standin' on their own two feet and ringin' on their own bellsSisters are doin' it for themselves(C'mon yeah, go for it, go for it)Sisters (Sisters) are doin' it for themselves(Step on, c'mon do it girl)Sisters are doin' it for themselves(Doin' it, doin' it, doin' it, doin' it, doin' it)Sisters are doin' it for themselves(Doin' it, do it, doin' it, doin' it)Sisters are doin' it for themselves(Doin' it for themselves) (Doin' it, doin' it, doin' it, doin' it)Sisters are doin' it for themselves
I said, "Sisters are doin' it for themselves"(People pay, hear what we say)Standin' on their own two feet an ringin' on their own bells(Sisters are doin' it for themselves)Here we come now, doin' it, doin' it, we're doin' it, doin' it(Sisters are doin' it for themselves)