Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

Album: Be Yourself Tonight (1985)
Charted: 9 18
Play Video
  • Now there was a time when they used to say
    That behind every - great man.
    There had to be a - great woman.
    But in these times of change you know
    That it's no longer true.
    So we're comin' out of the kitchen
    'Cause there's somethin' we forgot to say to you (we say)

    [Chorus]
    Sisters are doin' it for themselves.
    Standin' on their own two feet.
    And ringin' on their own bells.
    Sisters are doin' it for themselves.

    Now this is a song to celebrate
    The conscious liberation of the female state!
    Mothers, daughters and their daughters too.
    Woman to woman
    We're singin' with you.
    The inferior sex got a new exterior
    We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too.
    Everybody, take a look around.
    Can you see, can you see, can you see
    There's a woman right next to you.

    [Chorus]

    Now we ain't makin' stories
    And we ain't layin' plans
    'cause a man still loves a woman
    And a woman still loves a man
    (just a same though) Writer/s: Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Annie from Thunder Bay OntLove this song...still listen to it...it is so true...thanx for this
    song...I think kamala Harris should use this song when she wins the USA. Election...im in canada but hope she wins...
  • Just Sayin' from StrayaIronically, vocals aside, not many sisters doin it for themselves on the track (musician wise).
  • Lorelei from Ellsworth, Mewow this would b one of my favorite bands!!
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Edie Brickell

Edie BrickellSongwriter Interviews

Edie Brickell on her collaborations with Paul Simon, Steve Martin and Willie Nelson, and her 2021 album with the New Bohemians.

Rick Springfield

Rick SpringfieldSongwriter Interviews

Rick has a surprising dark side, a strong feminine side and, in a certain TV show, a naked backside. But he still hasn't found Jessie's Girl.

Pam Tillis

Pam TillisSongwriter Interviews

The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.

90s Music Quiz 1

90s Music Quiz 1Music Quiz

First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?

Colin Hay

Colin HaySongwriter Interviews

Established as a redoubtable singer-songwriter, the Men At Work frontman explains how religion, sobriety and Jack Nicholson play into his songwriting.

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be GiantsSongwriter Interviews

Who writes a song about a name they found in a phone book? That's just one of the everyday things these guys find to sing about. Anything in their field of vision or general scope of knowledge is fair game. If you cross paths with them, so are you.