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
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 believe that strange was a word for wrong
But not in my song
'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
'Cause they can hold back the tide
But they can never hold the woman
I said the woman in the moon.