Powerful Women

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It's Mr. Worldwide (who runs this?)

With the one and only (who runs this?)

Dolly Parton (who runs this?)

Well, hey!

And this is dedicated to (who runs this?)

All my powerful women

Workin' nine to five

Two, three jobs just to survive

All my powerful women

No men at home

Raisin' all the kids alone

All my powerful women

Y'all deserve a throne

Keep ya head up and stay strong

All my powerful women

No matter what, never give up (woo)

I remember workin' hard with my mom

You name it, she did it (yeah)

You name it, sewed it (yeah)

You name it, cleaned it (yeah)

You name it, she owed it (yeah)

She had to provide (yeah)

We had to survive

So you name it, she stole it (yeah, woo)

Our whole life was layaway

Pay, pay, pay (pay, pay, pay)

But the bills never went away

Put your hands to the sky

This goes out to the women workin' hard nine to five

Working nine to five (nine to five)

What a way to make a livin'

Barely gettin' by (get it, girl)

It's all takin' and no givin' (ha, ha)

They just use your mind

And they never give you credit

It's enough to drive you

Crazy if you let it

Nine to five (nine to five)

For service and devotion

You would think that I

Would deserve a fat promotion

Want to move ahead

The boss won't seem to let me

I swear sometimes that man is

Out to get me (break it down)

Ooh, ooh

Here's to your mamma and here's to mine (thank you, Dolly)

Dolly, ha, ha

Mamma worked hard her entire life

She had 12 kids at 35 (woo)

Workin' 24-7, 365

Workin' five to nine and nine to five

They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter

You're just a step on the boss man's ladder

You got dreams he'll never take away (never take away)

You're all in the same boat with the love of your friends

Waitin' for the day your ship will come in

Tide's gonna turn, and it's all gonna roll your way

Working nine to five (nine to five)

What a way to make a livin'

Barely gettin' by (I'm gettin' by)

It's all takin' and no givin'

They just use your mind (they use your mind)

And they never give you credit

It's enough to drive you

Crazy if you let it (they drive you crazy)

Nine to five

For service and devotion

You would think that I

Would deserve a fat promotion (you think that I)

Want to move ahead (would deserve a fat promotion)

But the boss won't seem to let me

I swear sometimes that man is

Out to get me (he's out to get me)

Ooh, ooh

Here's to Jane and Lily

And the girls that fight

For equal pay, equal rights

Now, some of us are Pitbulls too

We appreciate the things you do

Thanks again for shinning the light

On the women that work from nine to nine

It's my pleasure, Dolly