Kim Carnes Lyrics
"Working Girl"

(Michel Berger/Luc Plamondon) adaptation anglaise Tim Rice

I never planned my daily round, I've never loved the common task
I don't rebel, I don't accept, I've often laughed, I've often wept
An ordinary working girl.
There was a man until he found the things that I began to ask
Involved him in a little more, that what he came to see me for
Oh! So naive, the working girl.

One day I'll show him and all the others too
Outgrow him and have all that I'm due, very soon
Where do I go until then? What do I do meantime?
Back to the bar, I'm working late
Over and over again, I tell myself that I'm
Happy to stay here, I can wait.

There are those who tell you, never let them tell you
This is all there is, forever
I do not believe them, I shall have my moment
Any moment now - or never.

The working girl is that and more, she ticks away behind the mask
She wouldn't let her spirits die that does not mean she will not cry
When all her dreams fly out the door, an ordinary working girl
We never plan our daily round, we do not love the common task
But we don't find survival odd, some call it luck, some call it God
I call it both feet on the ground, an ordinary working girl.

On day I'll show them and they'll all let me through
Outgrow them, I'll have all that I'm due, very soon
Where do I go until then? What do I do meantime?
Back to the bar, I'm working late
Over and over again, I tell myself that I'm
Happy to stay here, I can wait
I know I'll have my extraordinary day
I will never hear those words again, working girl, working girl