Serenade

You're a strong, determined woman, you always speak your mind You race ahead of other girls and leave them far behind You've achieved success through hard work, you've always had a plan But that won't help you very much when you need to find a man To love you, and protect you, and correct you when you're wrong To sweetly serenade you, that means sing you a nice song To sweep you off your feet like you're in a fairytale To give your life a purpose you need a heterosexual male The letters by your name suggest an education too A published book on neuroscience, my darling, good for you You're a very clever girl, no doubt, you success may well inspire But these dalliances hide the truth of what you secretly desire Someone to hug you, and to kiss you, to tell you, you look good To explain films and literature because you may have misunderstood To undermine your politics, but your fair appearance hail To give you affirmation you need a heterosexual male While I'm all for feminism, and only want what's best for you There's no monopoly on suffering and men have problems too You claim the patriarchal society is to blame But hold on there, sweetheart, for not all men are the same To rush to keep you company when you're feeling all alone But when you turn down his advances complain he's in the friendzone To subtly criticise, patronise you when you fail To define you as a person you need a heterosexual male To grab you, and to hold you, to tempt you into bed To strip down to his underwear before you even go ahead With attempts at your arousal, that rarely prevail To satisfy your needs you need a heterosexual male