sisters are doin it for themselves

Aretha Franklin

Now there was a time when they used to say
That behind every great man
There had to be a great woman
But in these times of change you know
That it's no longer true
So we're comin' out of the kitchen
'Cause there's somethin' we forgot to say to you

Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Standin' on their own two feet
And ringin' on their own bells
Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Now this is a song to celebrate
The conscious liberation of the female state
Mothers daughters and their daughters too
Woman to woman
We're singin' with you
The inferior sex got a new exterior
We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too
Everybody take a look around
Can you see can you see can you see
There's a woman right next to you

Sisters are doin' it for themselves
Standin' on their own two feet
And ringin' on their own bells
Sisters are doin' it for themselves

Now we ain't makin' stories
And we ain't layin' plans
'Cause a man still loves a woman
And a woman still loves a man
Just a same thought