Phenomenal Woman

Pretty Woman wonder where my secret lies 
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size 
But when I start to tell them 
They think I'm telling lies 
I say 
It's in the reach of arms 
The span of my hips 
The stride of my step 
The curl of my lips 
I'm a woman 
Phenomenally 
Phenomenally woman 
That's me 
I walk into a room 
Just as cool as you please 
And to a man 
The fellows stand or 
Fall down on their knees 
Then they swarm around me 
A hive of honey bees 
I say 
It's the fire in my eyes 
The swing in my waist 
And the flash of my teeth 
The swing in my waits 
And the joy in my feet 
I'm a woman 
Phenomenally 
Phenomenally woman 
That's me 

Men themselves have wondered 
What they see in me 
They try so much 
But they can't touch 
My inner mystery 
When I try to show them 
They say they still can't see 
I say 
It's in the each of my back 
The sun of my smile 
The ride of my breasts 
The grace of my style 
I'm a woman 
Phenomenally 
Phenomenally woman 
That's me 

Now you understand 
Just why my heads's not bowed 
I don't shout or jump about 
Or have to talk real loud 
When you see me passing 
It ought to make you proud 
I say 
It's in the click of my heels 
The bend of my hair 
The palm of my hand 
The need of my care 
Cause I'm a woman 
Phenomenally 
Phenomenally woman 
That's me....



by:   Maya Angelou