The song Modern Woman is performed by Billy Joel in the album named My Lives in the year 2005 .
You see her sitting with her coffee and her paper
With her high top sneakers of italian design
With a long cool stare she aggravates the tension
Makes up her face while she makes up her mind
Now you're in trouble, maybe she's an intellectual
What if she figures out you're not very smart
Or maybe she's the quiet type who's into heavy metal
Boy, you got to get it settled
Cause she's breaking your heart
Don't try to put on an act
You can't do that to a modern woman
And you're an old fashioned man
She understands the things you're doin'
She's a modern woman
She looks sleek and she seems so professional
She's got a lot of confidence, it's easy to see
You want to make a move
But you feel so inferior
Cause under that exterior
Is someone who's free
She's got style and she's got her own money
So she's not another honey you can quickly disarm
She's got the eyes that make you realize
She won't be hypnotized by your usual charm
You've got your plan of attack
That won't attract the modern woman
Whe you're an old fashioned man
She understands the things you're doin'
She's a modern woman
Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paper
It's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy
But times have changed
Things are not the same, baby
You overcame such a bad attitude
Rock and roll just used to be for kicks
And nowadays it's politics
And after 1986 what else could be new
You got to learn to relax
And face the facts of modern woman
And you're an old fashioned man
She understands the things you're doin'
She's a modern woman
Billy Joel - My Lives
- My Journey's End * - The Lost Souls
- Time And Time Again * – Lost Souls
- Every Step I Take (Every Move I Make) - The Hassles
- You’ve Got Me Hummin' - The Hassles
- Amplifier Fire – Attila
- Only A Man * (Demo, Never Released)
- She's Got A Way (Album Version)
- Oyster Bay * (Demo, Never Released)
- Piano Man * (Demo, Never Released)
- The Siegfried Line* (Demo, Never Released)
- New Mexico * (Demo, Never Released - Became “Worse Comes to Worst”)
- Cross To Bear * (Demo, Never Released)
- Miami 2017 * (Demo, Never Released)
- These Rhinestone Days * (Demo, Never Released – Became “I Loved These Days”)
- Everybody Has A Dream
- Only The Good Die Young * (Alternate Version, Never Released)
- Until The Night (Album Version)
- Zanzibar (Album Verison, Unfaded)
- It's Still Rock and Roll To Me (Album Version)
- Captain Jack * (Live Version, Never Released)
- The End Of The World * (Demo, Never Released -Became “Elvis Presley Blvd”)
- The Prime Of Your Life * (Demo, Never Released - Became "For Longest Time")
- She’s Right On Time (Album Version)
- Elvis Presley Blvd.
- Nobody Knows But Me
- An Innocent Man (album Version)
- Christie Lee * (Demo, Never Released)
- Easy Money (Album Version)
- And So It Goes * (Demo, Never Released)
- I'll Cry Instead (live)
- Keeping the Faith 12"
- Modern Woman (Album Version)
- Baby Grand with Ray Charles
- Getting Closer with Steve Winwood * (Alternate Version, Never released)
- House Of Blue Light
- Money Or Love * (Demo, Never Released)
- The Times They Are A Changin' (Live Album Version)
- The Downeaster “Alexa” (Album Version)
- I Go To Extremes * (Live, Never Released)
- Shout
- All Shook Up
- Heartbreak Hotel
- When You Wish Upon A Star
- In A Sentimental Mood
- Motorcycle Song * (Demo, Never Released - Became “All About Soul”)
- You Picked A Real Bad Time
- The River Of Dreams * (Alternate Version, Never Released)
- Hard Days Night
- Light As The Breeze
- To Make You Feel My Love
- Hey Girl
- Why Should I Worry
- Where Were You On Our Wedding Day (album version)
- Highway 61 Revisited * (Demo, Never Released)
- Movin’ Out
- You May Be Right duet with Elton John * (Live, Never Released)
- Big Shot
- Don’t Worry Baby
- Goodnight Saigon – Vietnam Veterans Version
- Los Angelenos
- New York State Of Mind
- Opus 1. Soliloquy (On A Separation)
- Opus 8. Suite For Piano (Star Crossed)
- Elegy: The Great Peconic
- No Man's Land
- Pressure
- Ballad Of Billy The Kid
- Leningrad
- Allentown
- My Life
- I Go To Extremes
- Shades Of Grey
- The River Of Dreams
- Goodnight Saigon
- We Didn't Start the Fire
- Hard Days Night
- Big Shot
- Piano Man