of course   i always told myself   you know how women get   i'll bet i could have   handled him   if only we had met   where other women failed him   when other women tried   i alone   could cater to   his passions and   his pride      talk about   deflated egos   that was the woman's thing   christ we only felt complete   at the feet   at the feet   of a king      of course   i'm liberated now   i see life as it is   i call my soul   my very own   and i no longer   covet his   no one else can get you through   i've learned   with some regret   i've outgrown all my heroes   i am cured of kings   and yet      and yet   the other night   by chance i saw him   there on the tv screen   overbearing arrogant   marvelous marvelous   and oh so mean   and that old addiction   gripped me   you know how women get   i'll bet i could have   handled him   if only we had met   oh i'll bet   i could have handled him   if only   we had met.