It takes a dreamer   To get this far from my hometown   A real believer   To look up when things are down   It takes a fool to let a good life fall apart   But, when a man knows something's missing in his heart   It takes a woman      It takes forever   To get beyond the bitter years   And if I ever   If I ever get that far from here   I can look back, and say that I survived   But for a man to really make it in this life   It takes a woman      You can gain the world and lose your soul   But if you don't have someone to hold   You can't feel the victory for defeat   Climb higher than you've ever gone   When you reach the top, you're still alone   Flying high don't make a man complete   It takes a woman   Ooh. it takes a woman      You can gain the world and lose your soul   But if you don't have someone to hold   You can't feel the victory for defeat   Climb higher than you've ever gone   When you reach the top, you're still alone   Flying high don't make a man complete      Any fool can let a good life fall apart   But foolish pride can't fill an empty heart   It takes a woman   Ooh, it takes a woman   It takes a woman...