She?s getting older   Yeah, she?s getting wise   But a change has changed the girl   Gone is the sparkle from her eyes      She wants to be a good mother   So she?ll do the best she can   But what about the other   What about the man      Well it?s cold to leave a woman   With family on her own   It?s chill factor   To the bone      Resignation in her sighs   Is a sorry indication   Of how time   Can brutalize      Take away the hope   And the way I will follow   Take away the faith   Goodbye tomorrow      It?s cold to leave a woman   With family on her own   It?s chill factor   To the bone      She had her dreams too   But how can she pursue   Her ambitions   Be they great or small      You took her wings and flew   But remember when you?re through   Your rise was due   To somebody else?s fall      When the hard part?s over   And the kids are almost grown   You?ll be their big hero   Whenever you make it home      Shower them with presents   Things she could never buy   Delight them with your stories   About the great big, great big world outside   But dig      It?s cold to leave a woman   With family on her own   It?s chill factor   Chill factor, chill factor   To the bone