The Woman in the Moon Songtext
von Barbra Streisand

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