Just lie down and slip off your shoes Go on and cry, there's nothing to lose There's no-one to blame no, nobody at all And the price that you're paying Is really quite small for the freedom you have You're a woman now The kids that you miss And that you once knew Always expected too much of you Never a moment of peace Just to think Finally drove you over the brink To the freedom you have You're a woman now Sure there are days when You sit and you wonder Am I really right? You had to get out Before you went under But that doesn't seem too late And those dark cold nights When he'd hold you tight Now that bed seems too empty The groceries too light But that was the old life This is the new There's no-one's wife Now there's just you Mostly it's worth it But once-in-a-while You can't help remembering The way that he smiled And you wish to yourself There was some other way Ooh, you're a woman now.