[Intro]
Some women are colder then steel
From such a fate heaven preserve us
Some women repress what they feel
And that is why some women are nervous
A woman is just like a plum
She ripens and falls too soon
And should she refuse to succumb
She quickly dries up like a prune

[Verse 1]
Life is love, you know that
Love is life and so that
Should make you forgive
For a lady must live
When no love is calling
All your joy keeps falling
Like sand through a sieve
For a lady must live
I never thought holding a hand meant
Throwing your soul away
If Mother Eve obeyed that commandment
Where would we be today?
Hey, I got lips, come on, let's don't waste 'em
If you long to taste them
Then you should forgive, really
'Cause a lady should live, ah
[Verse 2]
Tell me, how can love be vicious
When everybody out here knows it's so delicious?
Come on daddy, lay on back and forgive
A lady is entitled to live
With my John and my Leo
Don't we make a pretty trio?
That's proof positive, absolutely
I am entitled to live
And since I am not a cold-blooded creature
What am I supposed to do?
Yeah, but if I looked like some old bat from outer space
I guess I'd be a good little old lady too
What's my siren song for?
What is your chaise lounge for?
Come on and forgive
'Cause a lady
I'm talking 'bout all of us ladies
I'm talking 'bout every lady that can still breathe
Has got a right to live, live, live, live, live, live
Ah, get on out there and get yourself some live, you hear?