Songwriter: Paul Williams Kenny Asher
Producer: Phil Ramone Barbra Streisand
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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 and little brother
Keep on pushin'
Don't believe a word about
Things you heard about
Askin' too much too soon
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause they can hold back the tide
But they can never hold the woman in the moon
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
'Cause you, you and I are changing that tune
We're learning new rhythms from that woman in the moon
Now little sister and little brother
Keep on pushin'
Don't believe a word about
Things you heard about
Askin' too much too soon
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause they can hold back the tide
But they can never hold the woman
I said the woman in the moon
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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 and little brother
Keep on pushin'
Don't believe a word about
Things you heard about
Askin' too much too soon
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause they can hold back the tide
But they can never hold the woman in the moon
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
'Cause you, you and I are changing that tune
We're learning new rhythms from that woman in the moon
Now little sister and little brother
Keep on pushin'
Don't believe a word about
Things you heard about
Askin' too much too soon
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause they can hold back the tide
But they can never hold the woman
I said the woman in the moon
more tracks from the album
From the album
- A Star Is Born (1976)
Barbra Streisand popular songs
- Don’t Rain on My Parade
- The Way We Were
- Someday My Prince Will Come
- Woman in Love
- My Man
- Memory
- I’m the Greatest Star
- Don’t Lie to Me
- Guilty
- Funny Girl
- Evergreen (2014)
- I Finally Found Someone
- People (2014)
- People
- I’d Rather Be Blue Over You
- Papa, Can You Hear Me?
- You Are Woman, I Am Man
- If I Could
- A Piece of Sky
- What Kind of Fool
- I Still Can See Your Face
- Happy Days Are Here Again
- Love Is Like A New Born Child
- I Believe/You’ll Never Walk Alone