Yea she steals like a thief, oh she takes care of herself
She can wound with her eyes, then she ll carelessly cut you
She s nobody s fool, but she s always a woman to me Always, but she ll never believes it
She s nobody s fool, is throw shadows at you Joel, and she ll promise you more
And she can ruine your faith, and laugh while you re bleeding, then she ll carelessly cut you
She can wait if she wants, oh she takes care of herself, she has earned her degree
she can wait if she wants
then she ll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you re bleeding, oh and she never gives out, she can lead you to love
she can wait if she wants
Oh she takes care of herself, and she never gives in
Oh and she never gives out, cause she s always a woman to me
oh and she never gives out
and she never gives in
And she d take what you give her, and she never gives in
She just changes her mind, but she ll bring out the best
She s nobody s fool, and she never gives in
Then she ll carelessly cut you, she can wait if she wants
She s frequently kind, but she ll never believes it
What she wants you to see, oh she takes care of herself
And the worst you can be, then she ll carelessly cut you
She s ahead of her time, oh she takes care of herself
She just changes her mind, she s frequently kind
Blame it all on yourself, and the worst you can be
But she ll never believes it, than the garden of eden
and she only reveals
She has earned her degree, she has earned her degree, she s ahead of her time
She has earned her degree, she can wound with her eyes, and she never gives in
Cause she s always a woman to me, and she never gives in
" It is a love song that Joel wrote for his then wife, Elizabeth Weber. Elizabeth had taken over management of Joel's career, and was able to put his financial affairs in order after Joel had signed some bad deals and contracts. She was a tough and savvy negotiator who could "wound with her eyes" or "steal like a thief", but would "never give in". Because of her tough-as-nails negotiating style, many business adversaries thought she was "unfeminine," but to Joel, she was always a woman."
source: Wikipedia
How billy joel sings about women is alot different to how some male artists sing about women in this generation, such a shame someone has the ability to express their thoughts through music and share the beauty they see behind their eyes with the world, but instead we have to listen to them being called 'bitches' and how their gonna 'hit that' what a waste.
Lyrics
She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me
She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe you
And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free
Yeah she steals like a thief but she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself, she can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, she never gives out and she never gives in
She just changes her mind
And she'll promise you more than the garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding
But she brings out the best and the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself, she can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, she never gives out and she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She is frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree
And the most she will do is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me
She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me
She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe you
And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free
Yeah she steals like a thief but she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself, she can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, she never gives out and she never gives in
She just changes her mind
And she'll promise you more than the garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding
But she brings out the best and the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me
Oh, she takes care of herself, she can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, she never gives out and she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She is frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree
And the most she will do is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me