She's Always A Woman
Billy Joel(빌리 조엘) Lyrics


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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

Overall Meaning

The song "She's Always A Woman" by Billy Joel is a reflection on a mysterious and complex woman who can easily manipulate and control the emotions of those around her. The song opens with the line "She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes" which sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The woman in the song is described as having the power to ruin one's faith with her casual lies, and only revealing what she wants others to see. Despite this, the artist remains enamored with her because "she hides like a child but she's always a woman to me".


The second verse describes how she can lead one to love, but then take it away, and how she'll take what others give her only if it's free, and will never believe someone even when they speak the truth. The chorus repeats the lovely paradox "she steals like a thief but she's always a woman to me" emphasizing that, despite her flaws, she remains beautiful and desirable.


The third verse emphasizes how she takes care of herself, is ahead of her time, and never gives up. Her ability to promise more than the Garden of Eden, and then laugh carelessly while someone is bleeding, brings out the best and worst in people. The lyrics suggest that you cannot blame her, as she is just being herself, and throwing shadows at someone is the most she will do.


Line by Line Meaning

She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes
She has the ability to hurt you with just a smile or a look in her eyes.


She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
Her lies can be so convincing that they can make you lose faith in everything you believe in.


And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She only shows you what she wants you to see and hides everything else.


She hides like a child but she's always a woman to me
She may hide like a child, but deep down she is a mature woman.


She can lead you to love, she can take you or leave you
She may guide you towards love or may choose to just let you go.


She can ask for the truth but she'll never believe you
She may ask you to tell her the truth, but she won't believe you or trust you easily.


And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free
She'll accept anything that you give her, as long as it doesn't come with any strings attached.


Yeah she steals like a thief but she's always a woman to me
She may steal from you like a thief, but to me, she'll always be a woman.


Oh, she takes care of herself, she can wait if she wants
She is independent, takes care of herself and can wait for things she desires.


She's ahead of her time
She is advanced and progressive in her thoughts and actions.


Oh, she never gives out and she never gives in
She never gets tired or steps back, but keeps on going forward.


She just changes her mind
She is entitled to change her mind as per her wish.


And she'll promise you more than the garden of Eden
She'll make grand promises that are almost impossible to fulfill.


Then she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleeding
She'll hurt you without remorse and may even enjoy your pain.


But she brings out the best and the worst you can be
She has the power to make you bring out both the best and worst in yourself.


Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me
If things go wrong, you'll have to take the blame because she's always going to be a woman to me.


She is frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel
She can be kind and compassionate at one moment and can turn cruel and cold suddenly.


She can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool
She lives life on her own terms and is no one's puppet.


But she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree
She may never be held accountable for her actions as she's clever and has learned to evade consequences.


And the most she will do is throw shadows at you
At most, she will only create doubts in your mind, but won't cause any major harm.


But she's always a woman to me
Despite all of her complexities and contradictions, she is always going to be a woman in my eyes.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BILLY JOEL

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@merieclass

Lyrics
She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes
And 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, and 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'll bring out the best and the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself 'cause she's always a woman to me
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
Oh, she takes care of herself, she can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out and she never gives in
She just changes her mind
She is frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel
But she can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool
And 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
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm



@webguyz1

Lyrics:

She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes
And 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, and 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, and she never gives out and she never gives in
She just changes her mind

She is frequently kind and she's suddenly cruel
But she can do as she pleases, she's nobody's fool
And 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



@yamumgay

the other night i asked my mom “what song reminds u of me?” out of curiosity and she put on this song :) she started to list the reasons why as the song was going and my eyes started watering bc i felt rlly loved in that moment (my mom isn’t very affectionate but she loves me) and im very affection and attention starved

im gonna put the lyrics and put what she said bc why not :pp

“she can kill with a smile”
“ur smile and ue laugh always makes me happy”
“she can wound with her eyes”
“i love ur eyes and their beautiful to me”
“she hides like a child”
“ur very shy but i love that about u”
“she can ask for the truth but she’ll never believe u”
“ur very stubborn lol”
“oh, she takes care of herself”
“i never have to worry about u”
“shes ahead of her timel
“ur very very smart for ur age and u always have been”
“oh, and she never gives in”
“again, ur very stubborn lol”
“she just changes her mind”
“u have a hard time making descions”
“then she’ll carelessly cut u and laugh while ur bleeding”
“u laugh a lot and ur very creepy but in the best way”
“she is frequently kind and she’s suddenly cruel”
“how u can be so sweet to everyone but ur mean to ur brothers”
“but she can do as she pleases, shes nobody’s fool”
“u always do ur own thing and never care about what people think of u”

hearing her say all that made me rlly happy so i thought i should share it :))



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@CodeNameCheese_

Anyone here not over the age of 30?

@lilith8293

17 here

@NeosunST

22 here, coping over finding out a woman I held an unrequited love for 12 years turned out to aromantic. It hurts. ☹️

@NeosunST

*turned out to be aromantic

@evanavandierendonck4774

15 here

@janelorockz3756

22

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@7ElevenAlphaCentauri

Many people may not know this, but an instrumental of this song was playing in the plaza of the WTC on 9/11. RIP to everyone 20 years later.

@aiden6354

Hearing a body slam into the ground about 6 seconds after the person started filming inside the plaza with the music is sickening. That footage has stuck with me for a while

@spaghettisauce445

womp womp

@metrik1b.257

@@spaghettisauce445you little kids think your so funny. Get your corny ass out of here

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