my breast is cradled   in the curve of my guitar   i'm breaking strings   and other things   playing hard   no i'm not on the rag   but i'm not on the run   i am matching the big boys   one for one   and i must admit,   i'm having myself some fun      because the music business   is still run by men   like every business   and everything   but we can sing like a sonofabitch   make them twitch around their eyes   make them apologize      he had a mean streak   three miles wide   it was a long walk   to the other side   she tried to get through it   holding on to her smile   but he wasn't worth the time it takes   to make that mistake   he just wasn't worthwhile   she's been under command   of the wrong man   and she'll give you everything   except the upper hand   she was his mother, and his lover,   and his wife   now she wants the luxury   of her own life      'cause the marriage business   is still run by men   like every business   and every thing   but she can sing like a sonofabitch   make him twitch around his eyes   girl, make him apologize      they all want to lead the fight   and they know what they know all right   but there's so much   they don't understand   what about the other sex   what about the other hand   they only know what they've been told   and they're well cast   but they don't break the mold   and good sources are not enough   so she calls their bluff   yeah, she calls their bluff      'cause the revolution business   is still run by men   like every business   and everything   but we can sing like a sonofabitch   make them twitch around their eyes   until they realize   they just don't realize