If I know just what to say   When some trouble heads his way   And can make him feel that everything is good,   Then I act like a woman   And he likes a woman   To act like a woman should.      If he's late and I'm alone   And he doesn't telephone   And the kiss that greets him says I understood   Then I act like a woman   And he likes a woman   To act like a woman should.      And if I keep that lovelight shining in my eyes   Though I'm hurt by something he may say,   It doesn't take him very long to realize   That it's more than just devotion that makes me act that way.      And as years go passing by   If I still can catch his eye   And his love runs deeper than he thought it could   Then I act like a woman   And he's got a woman   Who'll act like a woman, like a woman should.