Woman – English Lyrics

• By: Toni Braxton
• Album: Pulse

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of female emotion in Toni Braxton's 'Woman,' a poignant R&B track that highlights the need for appreciation and love in relationships. This song offers a rich vocabulary for discussing feelings of neglect and the importance of mutual respect, making it an excellent resource for understanding the language of love and longing.

[English]

I worked late but you don't wait up

My bones ache and i'm cleaning the place up

Sometimes i wonder if know i'm there

I sit down take off my make-up

I lay down but you don't wake up

Sometimes i wonder if you even care

I can't remember the last time you

Told me i'm beautiful, and i can't remember

Last time you said anything at all

I'm a woman

A woman with a heart

And i deserve your all

I'm not some girl who don't know what she wants

I'm a woman

And i need to be touched

And i need to be loved

'Cause being just your woman is not enough

Now i hope that you don't wake up

When it's too late to make up

You'll be the one that's alone and that's so sad

In time you'll find somebody

The truth is she'll never be me

And that's when you're going to miss what we had

When all i really needed to hear was "you're beautiful"

All i really needed to hear was anything at all

I'm a woman

A woman with a heart

And i deserve your all

I'm not some girl who don't know what she wants

I'm a woman

And i need to be touched

And i need to be loved

'Cause being just your woman is not enough

I'm not your friend who only needs you sometimes

And if i'm your lady

You got to treat me like...

I'm a woman

A woman with a heart

And i deserve your all

I'm not some girl who don't know what she wants

I'm a woman

And i need to be touched

And i need to be loved

'Cause being just your woman is not enough

Look at me

I'm a woman

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
deserve /dɪˈzɜːv/ B2	verb - to be worthy of something
touched /tʌtʃt/ B1	adjective - affected emotionally
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - adult female human
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - organ that pumps blood
treat /triːt/ B2	verb - to behave towards someone
alone /əˈloʊn/ B1	adjective - without others
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate
miss /mɪs/ B1	verb - to fail to hit or reach
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears from eyes
alone /əˈloʊn/ B1	adjective - without others

Key Grammar Structures

• I worked late but you don't wait up

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ Used to describe actions completed in the past.

• Sometimes i wonder if you even care

  ➔ Conditional sentence (if clause)

  ➔ Expresses a condition that can influence the result.

• And i deserve your all

  ➔ Modal verb 'deserve'

  ➔ 'Deserve' expresses that someone has a right to or is worthy of something.

• And i need to be loved

  ➔ Infinitive phrase ('to be loved')

  ➔ The infinitive form used to express necessity or desire.

• I'm a woman with a heart

  ➔ Prepositional phrase ('with a heart')

  ➔ A phrase indicating possession or characteristic.

• Look at me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ A verb form used to give commands or make requests.

• And i hope that you don't wake up

  ➔ Present simple tense in a subordinate clause

  ➔ Used to state a general truth or habitual action in a subordinate clause.