The Woman In the Moon

At ease, at ease, at ease, at ease

Hey, listen, this here's a benefit for a good cause

Hey, here's a friend of mine

Esther Hoffman

I was warned as a child of thirteen

Not to act too strong

"Try to look like you belong, but don't push, girl

Save your time and trouble

Don't misbehave"

I was raised in a "no, you don't" world

Overrun with rules

Memorize your lines and move as directed

That's an age-old story

Everybody knows that's a worn-out song

But you and I are changing that tune

We're learning new rhythms from the woman

I said the woman in the moon

Little sister (Little sister)

And little brother (Brother)

Keep on pushing (Keep on pushing)

Don't believe a word about things you heard about

Asking too much too soon, yeah

'Cause they can hold back the tide (Hold back the tide)

But they can never hold the woman in the moon

I believe there's a best of both worlds

Mixing old and new

Recognizing change is seldom expected

As I long suspected

They believed that strange was a word for wrong

Well, not in my song

'Cause you, you and I are changing, we're changing that tune

We're learning new rhythms from that woman in the moon

Now, little sister (Little sister)

And little brother (Brother)

Keep on pushing (Keep on pushing)

Don't believe a word about things you heard about

Asking too much too soon, yeah

'Cause they can hold back the tide

But they can never hold a woman

I said a woman in the moon