It gained recognition as a feminist anthem, an award-winning video and a worldwide hit. It has been covered on either an album or in live concert by over 30 other artists. It was her breakthrough hit, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Cindy Lauper Lyrics
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My mother says "When you gonna live your life right?"
Oh momma dear, we're not the fortunate ones
And girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls just wanna have fun
Huh!
The phone rings in the middle of the night
Oh daddy dear, you know you're still number one
But girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the workin' day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Ho, girls just wanna have (girls) fun (they want)
(Wanna have fun)
(Girls)
(Wanna have)
Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Ho, girls just wanna have
That's all they really want
Is some fun
When the workin' day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Oh, girls just wanna have fun (girls, they want)
(Wanna have fun)
(Girls)
(Wanna have)
They just want, they just wanna (girls)
They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)
Oh girls
Girls just wanna have fun
(Just want, they just wanna)
They just want, they just wanna (girls)
They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)
Girls, girls just wanna have fun
When the workin'
When the workin' day is done
Oh, when the workin' day is done
Oh, girls
Girls just wanna have fun, everybody, heh heh
They just want, they just wanna (girls)
They just want, they just wanna (girls just wanna have fun)
Oh, girls
Girls just wanna have fun
(They just wanna, they just wanna)
When the workin'
When the working day is done (they just want, they just wanna)
Oh, when the working day is done
Oh girls (Girls just wanna have fun)
Oh, girls
Girls just wanna have fun
(They just want, they just wanna)
The lyrics to "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cindy Lauper depicts the story of a woman who comes home early in the morning after a night of partying. Her mother scolds her for not living her life right and her father questions her about her future plans. The woman tells her parents that she just wants to have fun, which is something that most girls want to do. She sings that girls just want to have fun, and when the working day is done, that's all they really want.
The song is an anthem for female empowerment and independence, and it celebrates the idea that women should be free to live life on their terms. The lyrics remind women that it's okay to let their hair down and have a good time, despite societal pressure to conform to certain expectations. The song encourages women to embrace their desires and to seek out happiness and fulfillment wherever they can find it.
Line by Line Meaning
I come home, in the mornin' light
Returning home in the morning, with the light of dawn breaking.
My mother says 'When you gonna live your life right?'
My mother asks when I'll start doing what's expected of me.
Oh momma dear, we're not the fortunate ones
I respond that we are not lucky enough to have life figured out yet.
And girls, they wanna have fun
Girls just want to relax and enjoy life.
Oh, girls just wanna have fun
Girls simply want to have a good time.
The phone rings in the middle of the night
I am woken up by a phone call during the night.
My father yells 'What you gonna do with your life?'
My father demands to know what my future plans are.
Oh daddy dear, you know you're still number one
I remind my father that he is still my top priority.
But girls they wanna have fun
Girls prioritise having a good time in life.
Oh girls just wanna have
Girls just want to have
That's all they really want
All girls really desire is
Some fun
to enjoy themselves
When the workin' day is done
When they have finished working for the day.
Ho, girls just wanna have fun
Girls love to let their hair down and have fun.
Some boys take a beautiful girl
Some boys try to control and isolate a pretty girl.
And hide her away from the rest of the world
They try to shelter her from the outside world.
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun
I want to be free to live my life in the open, in the sunlight.
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Girls still just want to enjoy themselves in life.
Ho, girls just wanna have
Girls just want to have
That's all they really want
All a girl truly wants is
Is some fun
to have some fun.
When the workin' day is done
As soon as the workday is over.
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
As always, girls just want to have fun.
They just want, they just wanna
Girls only desire
They just want, they just wanna
Girls only want
Oh girls
Girls
Girls just wanna have fun
Girls simply want to experience joy and happiness.
They just want, they just wanna
Girls only need
They just want, they just wanna
Girls only seek
Oh girls
Girls
Girls just wanna have fun
Girls simply want to enjoy themselves.
When the workin'
After working
When the workin' day is done
When the workday is over.
Oh, when the workin' day is done
After the workday has ended.
Oh girls
Oh girls
Girls just wanna have fun, everybody, heh heh
Girls want to have fun, everyone does. Hehe.
They just want, they just wanna
Girls simply desire
They just want, they just wanna
Girls simply want
Oh girls
Oh girls
Girls just wanna have fun
Girls just want to enjoy themselves.
They just want, they just wanna
They only want
When the workin'
After work
When the working day is done
When people stop working at the end of the day.
Oh, when the working day is done
Once the workday is over.
Oh girls
Oh, girls
Girls just wanna have fun
Girls just want to enjoy themselves.
They just want, they just wanna
They want, they only do
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