Bonnie Tyler

Songwriter: Desmond Child

Producer: Jim Steinman

[Intro]
If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand?
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man...
I was a man!

[Verse 1]
How's it feel to be a woman?
How's it feel to be a man?
Are we really that different?
Tell me where we stand

[Pre-Chorus]
I look at you, you look away
Why do you say we're night and day?
I'd like to try another way
Oh, baby, for just one day

[Chorus]
If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand?
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man

[Verse 2]
How's it feel to be the hunter?
How's it feel to be the prey?
Is there really a reason
For this game we play?

[Pre-Chorus]
I look at you, you look away
Why do you say we're night and day?
I'd like to try another way
Oh, darling, for just one day

[Chorus]
If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand?
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man

[Bridge]
Hey!
Hey, hey!
We're just two people trying to love
Oh, but how, how can we love?
With this wall between us
Holding us!
Holding us back!

[Chorus]
If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand?
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man

[Chorus]
Oh! If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand?
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand?
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
If you were a woman and I was a man

[Outro]
Oh! If you were a woman and I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand?
That a heart's a heart and we do what we can
If you were a woman and I was a man
I was a man!
I was a man!

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins) was born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Wales. She was one of the most famous singers in the 80’s and is known for her noticeably rough and husky vocals.

Her first single, charting at #9 in her home country, “Lost In France,” put her in the public eye. After a bit of silence throughout the late 70s and early 80s, her best-selling and best-performing single on the charts of all time, “Total Eclipse of The Heart,” was released. Her 5th album, Faster Than The Speed of Night, also topped the charts in a few countries possibly because it contained Total Eclipse. Another notable song, “Holding Out for a Hero,” was released one year later for the Footloose soundtrack.

Tyler married Robert Sullivan, an Olympic judo contestant in 1973. They have no children. As of 2018, she is 66 years old and still in good health.

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From the albums

Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire (1986)
Bonnie Tyler (EP) (2005)

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