Lyrics for She's Always A Woman as interpreted by kevin

She's Always A Woman Lyrics
She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to live
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe you
And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free
She steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me

Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind

She will promise you more
Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best
And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
Cause she's always a woman to me

She is frequently kind
And she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases
She's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted
She's earned her degree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me

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musicgirl
05-02-2002

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I love this song - this is what a good woman should be - contradictory - both good and bad - it spices things up!

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cherrymoon
07-04-2002

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In this song he has fallen in love with a woman who is different around others than he is with him. Maybe shes bi-polar. lol He loves her no doubt. Thats love huh?!

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violentfemme
09-11-2002

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DAMN RIGHT>>>SHES ALWAYS A WOMAN!!!

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the grey fool
04-02-2003

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no way cherry moon, even if you're only laughing at your own not clever joke, the woman's not bi-polar.

billy crafts a song here that describes that unattainable girl, the one that you can't help but simply be amazed by no matter what she does, even if through it all you heart gets intentionally or unintentionally manipulated by her.

musicgirl's hit the bullseye, because what makes a person valuable to any of us is not necessarily because they're always there, they always love us. that's boring and too taken for granted to mean anything. instead, here, she can ruin your faith, and only throw shadows at you, but you're so intoxicated with the mystery of it all that logic gets thrown out the window. now that's love, huh?!?!

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luckypairofshoes
04-09-2003

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I always loved this song. It's such an Everygirl testimony-type. Besides every woman-child is looking for this guy, the one who sees every aspect of you and still gives you that roll of his eyes and slight smile whenever you do something almost unexplainable. Billy Joel always does such a good job calling women out and telling them like they are.

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skyharbor
04-22-2003

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the grey fool, i agree with you 100%, the bad part was i learned the meaning of this song the hard way, by being manipulated by a girl i have a lot of respect for

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loserdork
05-01-2003

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You didn't really need to be a shit about it, but I think you're definitely right about the song. So many songs and movies give the idea of a Mr./Ms. Right, who wins everyone over by being charming and sweet and the perfect boy/girlfriend. This is about love for the girl as she is, because her character is just that beautiful. Nevermind how she treats you, he maintains, she's worth it. She'll tease you and lie to you and hurt you and odds are she'll never fully trust you, much less love you for all that you are, but because of who she is it's enough just that she's there.

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Avatar
04-07-2004

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the grey fool said:
"no way cherry moon, even if you're only laughing at your own not clever joke, the woman's not bi-polar."

I'm not so sure about that. Maybe not bi-polar, but I think Mr. Joel is talking about a real, specific woman here; not an abstract concept of something unattainable.

I used to just enjoy this song and think it was good music. Only recently have I come to understand how powerful the lyrics really are. I think he's talking about a woman he loves who does these things (who may be bipolar or depressed) and how he reacts to it. If its true, he has the patience of a saint. I empathize.

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Endarire
06-01-2004

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Men often consider women to be mysterious, contradictory, and persistant, and, when near other women, scheming. This seems like the inner complexities of women in general or a specific woman.

-EE

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jinx_me6
07-02-2004

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Beautiful song. I agree with Avatar. It seems extremely specific. People are different and this particular woman has all of these qualities. I love this song. Billy Joel is a great artist and his music touches me forever.

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woodcock92627
10-09-2004

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Mr. Joel no longer plays this in concert. On one of his college tour shows, Billy said that it was about his first wife, who he didn't really want to be singing about in the first place. He also said that while he was singing it, he would start thinking about what meal he would eat after the show. He felt no passion whatsoever when he sang it, so he dropped it.

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zacster
11-10-2004

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This is a good song. I remember when I was little, I recorded it off the radio onto a cassette tape, and I used to play it over and over, singing it all the time.

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bakismaki
04-15-2005

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This song I believe was written about his ex-wife. This woman he is describing in the song is basically a bitch. Although she is a bitch she is charming and attractive so he still finds himself being manipulated by her. The song is somewhat deceptive because if you would only listen to the chorus and not pay attention to the lyrics you would think it was a love song.

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cool_guy176
05-26-2005

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I think this song is about a father as a witness in his daughters murder trial and he is insisting that she is a nice girl and that even though she is a murderer, she is always a woman to him

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scarlet08
12-06-2005

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This is one of his best song. It reminds of this time when i was on vacations in montana and met this guy and we were hiking through yellowstone, he was in a band and he sat down and played it for me. It was the most romantic moment of my life.

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stephlovesyou
01-11-2006

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great lyrics, great song.

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crluvalotbear
01-21-2006

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What "the grey fool" said about the unattainable girl is like F. Scott Fitzgerald's Daisy in "The Great Gatsby." Jay Gatsby wanted Daisy more than anything...he'd do anything to have her back, even though it was obvious that she was a dumb, manipulative, horrible person. She represented wonder--- Gatsby essentially fell for the image. It's the same with this song.

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musicaholic
02-17-2006

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I can't believe that there arent many posts for songs by Billy Joel . He is the greatest artist in terms of song-writing and self-expression skills . His songs contain tons of meaningful lyrics + enchanting music.

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crdesq
03-08-2006

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I'm not sure where everyone gets the idea that the protagonist in the song likes or is in love with the girl. This is one of the biggest mysoginitic songs in the history of songs. He basically is defining what a woman is to him: a lying, immature, theiving, un-supportive, distrusting, selfish, stubborn, heartless, cruel, diabolocal bitch. Because the melody is so beautiful, everyone thinks its a romantic love song. Uh Uh - he is saying woman suck and are the devil incarnate (wonder how his new wives reacted to this message).

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slagonia
03-19-2006

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If that is true Crd, why does it seem as if he has a romantic feeling towards this woman. Basicly, in spite of all this crap I'm saying about her, she's always a woman to me. If what you say is true, it seems like he loves her anyway, even if she is the devil incarnate. One of those 'can't live with 'em, can't bear to be without them.'

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mandmguess
08-23-2006

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well, i just think it's about how he knows she's not perfect, but she's a perfect woman in his eyes!

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Jules_bj
10-20-2006

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I agree with Slagonia.. Although she's not perfect, sometimes mean and tricky, he loves her anyway..she's a woman, they all are that way. There is a trace of romance, I don't think he can be totally criticising everything a woman does..Like it!

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mulldoggy
11-07-2006

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woodcock is full of crap... i just got home from a billy joel concert in perth, australia. not usually a fan of the sitting concert but it was soooo good. billy played this song and its the best thing ive heard in my life... those high notes in the chorus u just never want to end... brilliant singer, brilliant writer

i think the song is about loving a woman who can do no wrong in your eyes even though she batters and bruises your heart... but youll always love her, shes perfect... always a woman

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MusicNoob
12-06-2006

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damn... how foolish we can be...

And why do we do it? Women ARE the devil incarnate. Men want women so badly because of our genetic coding that tells us to procreate.

And there's nothing we can do about it. Instead, we all just wish and dream.

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Berrie
02-04-2007

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mulldoggy - you were so lucky to see him, the tickets were so expensive. Agree on the analysis of the song too :)

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