PHENOMENAL WOMAN br by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies br I'm not cute or built to suit a model's fashion size br But when I start to tell them br They think I'm telling lies. br I say br It's in the reach of my arms br The span of my hips br The stride of my steps br The curl of my lips. br I'm a woman br Phenomenally br Phenomenal woman br That's me. I walk into a room br Just as cool as you please br And to a man br The fellows stand or br Fall down on their knees br Then they swarm around me br A hive of honey bees. br I say br It's the fire in my eyes br And the flash of my teeth br The swing of my waist br And the joy in my feet. br I'm a woman br Phenomenally br Phenomenal woman br That's me. Men themselves have wondered br What they see in me br They try so much br But they can't touch br My inner mystery. br When I try to show them br They say they still can't see. br I say br It's in the arch of my back br The sun of my smile br The ride of my breasts br The grace of my style. br I'm a woman br Phenomenally br Phenomenal woman br That's me. br Now you understand br Just why my head's not bowed br I don't shout or jump about br Or have to talk real loud br When you see me passing br It ought to make you proud. br I say br It's in the click of my heels br The bend of my hair br The palm of my hand br The need for my care. br 'Cause I'm a woman br Phenomenally br Phenomenal woman br That's me.