Powerful Women

(Who runs this?) It's Mr. Worldwide (who runs this?) With the one and only (who runs this?) Dolly Parton (who runs this?) Well, hey! And this is dedicated to (who runs this?) All my powerful women Workin' nine to five Two, three jobs just to survive All my powerful women No men at home Raisin' all the kids alone All my powerful women Y'all deserve a throne Keep ya head up and stay strong All my powerful women No matter what, never give up (woo) I remember workin' hard with my mom You name it, she did it (yeah) You name it, sewed it (yeah) You name it, cleaned it (yeah) You name it, she owed it (yeah) She had to provide (yeah) We had to survive So you name it, she stole it (yeah, woo) Our whole life was layaway Pay, pay, pay (pay, pay, pay) But the bills never went away Put your hands to the sky This goes out to the women workin' hard nine to five Working nine to five (nine to five) What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by (get it, girl) It's all takin' and no givin' (ha, ha) They just use your mind And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it Nine to five (nine to five) For service and devotion You would think that I Would deserve a fat promotion Want to move ahead The boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is Out to get me (break it down) Ooh, ooh Here's to your mamma and here's to mine (thank you, Dolly) Dolly, ha, ha Mamma worked hard her entire life She had 12 kids at 35 (woo) Workin' 24-7, 365 Workin' five to nine and nine to five They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter You're just a step on the boss man's ladder You got dreams he'll never take away (never take away) You're all in the same boat with the love of your friends Waitin' for the day your ship will come in Tide's gonna turn, and it's all gonna roll your way Working nine to five (nine to five) What a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by (I'm gettin' by) It's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind (they use your mind) And they never give you credit It's enough to drive you Crazy if you let it (they drive you crazy) Nine to five For service and devotion You would think that I Would deserve a fat promotion (you think that I) Want to move ahead (would deserve a fat promotion) But the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is Out to get me (he's out to get me) Ooh, ooh Here's to Jane and Lily And the girls that fight For equal pay, equal rights Now, some of us are Pitbulls too We appreciate the things you do Thanks again for shinning the light On the women that work from nine to nine It's my pleasure, Dolly