[Intro]
Some people call me hen-pecked
'Cause I let my woman have her way
But they don't know that it's respect
That keeps me doing, doing for her each day
You see my woman

[Verse 1]
She carries this big ol' world on her shoulders, on her shoulders
I should never, never says a word
Not one word, not a word (And)
And sometimes I stand back
And look her over (I ask myself)
How does she do it? (I don't know)
How does she do it? (I don't know)
How does she do it? (I don't know)
How does she do it? (I don't know)

[Chorus]
She's only a woman, she's only a woman
Uh, uh, yeah
She's only a woman, she's only a woman
Uh, uh, yeah

[Verse 2]
I want all you men, you better listen
Listen to every, every word, I have to say (Tell me, tell me)
If you want to keep, to keep your baby
You got to respect, the things she do each day

(Things like, things like)
Carrying, carrying this big, big ol' world
On her shoulders, on her shoulders
And never, never, never, never saying
Not one word, not a word, not a word (And)
And, sometimes I stand back
And look her over (and I ask myself)
How does she do it? (I don't know)
How does she do it? (I don't know)
How does she do it? (I don't know)
How does she do it? (I don't know)

[Chorus]
She's only a woman, she's only a woman
Uh, uh, yeah (Woah, she's just a woman)
She's just a child
She's only a woman, she's only a woman
Uh baby, uh, yeah