The New Woman

The new woman

Strides through the world

The new woman

Drives a motorcar

The new woman

Pursued at every turn

By gentlemen filled with admiration

The new woman

Shows her profile

No longer looking down, demure

But to the horizon

She wants more

Than you could ever give her

More life

She will devour

More men

She will devour

More speed and grace and power

The new woman

And maybe I need a new woman

Someone amusing who won't give me grief

A little bit dumb?

Oh, would be a relief

Honestly

Honestly

Who looks up at me

Eyes filled with admiration

Not a moment's hesitation

A new woman

Someone amusing

And carefree

In line

Well, I don't want a new woman

I want

I want

A million miles of road

From where we were to where we are

It's hard to believe

A million miles of road

It's only made me love you more

Don't ask me to just watch you leave

I'll never leave you

A million miles of road

From a boy and a girl

In a Petrograd night

How could I leave you?

A million miles of road

I won't give you up

Not without a fight

I know she's still in there

That girl, wide-eyed

The only one I ever wanted

By my side

The girl who would cling to me

Like a vine

Well, I don't want a new woman

I want the woman who's mine