modern girl (new version)

he wakes and says hello

turns on the breakfast show

she fixes coffee

while he takes a shower

hey that was great he said

i wish we could stay in bed

but i got to be at work in less than an hour

she manages a smile as he walks out the door

she's a modern girl who's been through this movie before

she don't build her world

'round no single man

but she's getting by

doing what she can

she is free to be what she wants to be

all she wants to be is a modern girl

na na na na na she's a modern girl

it looks like rain again

she takes the train again

she's on her way again

through london town where she

eats a tangerine

flicks through a magazine

until it's time to leave her dreams on the underground

she walks to the office like everyone else

an independent lady taking care of herself

she used to dream about him all day long

soon as she gets home

it's him on the telephone

he asks her to dinner

she says i'm not free

tonight i'm going to stay at home

and watch my t.v.