"The Strength Of A Woman" lyrics - PHYLLIS HYMAN

Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah

My heart has been so broken
Holding everyone so close
Counting on them being there
When I needed them the most
There comes a time when you realize
That the only pair of arms
That will never let you go are your own
I'm not afraid to be alone

[Chorus:]
Because the strength of a woman
Comes from inside her
The light of her soul
Is to bright to hide her
Strength of a woman
So few understand
That it doesn't depend on the man

I'm learning day by day now
How much power lives in me
No more hanging on Cinderella fantasies
I place my life all the good and bad
With the courage to move on to whatever lies ahead
Come what may
I'll hear the voice inside me say

[Chorus:]
That the strength of a woman
Comes from inside her
The light of her soul
Is to bright to hide her
The strength of a woman
So few understand
That it doesn't depend on the man

My intuition has brought me this far
I don't need to wish on each falling star
I trust I've got all I need in myself
I don't have to look for it in anyone else

[Chorus:]
Because the strength of a woman
Comes from inside her
The light of her soul
Is to bright to hide her
Strength of a woman
So few understand
That it doesn't depend on the man
That it doesn't depend on the man

[Scatting]

Strength of a woman
Oh, oh
I stand alone
I'm on my own
I am free to be me
The strength of a woman
Oh, oh
The strength of a woman
The strength of a woman
The strength of a woman