now there was a time when they used to say
that behind every great man
there had to be a great woman
but in these times of change you know
that it’s no longer true
so we’re coming out of the kitchen
cause there’s something we forgot to say to you we say
sisters are doing it for themselves
standing on their own two feet
and ringing on their own bells
sisters are doing it for themselves
now this is a song to celebrate
the conscious liberation of the female state
mothers daughters and their daughters too
woman to woman
we’re singing with you
the inferior sex got a new exterior
we got doctors lawyers politicians too
everybody take a look around
can you see can you see can you see
there’s a woman right next to you
sisters are doing it for themselves
standing on their own two feet
and ringing on their own bells
sisters are doing it for themselves
now we ain’t making stories
and we ain’t laying plans
cause a man still loves a woman
and a woman still loves a man
just the same though
sisters are doing it for themselves
standing on their own two feet
and ringing on their own bells
sisters are doing it for themselves
thank you i’ll get it myself
Artist: Eurythmics Aretha Franklin
Year: 1985
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 96