You see her sitting with her coffee and her paperWith her high top sneakers of italian designWith a long cool stare she aggravates the tensionMakes up her face while she makes up her mind
Now you're in trouble, maybe she's an intellectualWhat if she figures out you're not very smartWell maybe she's the quiet type who's into heavy metalBoy, you got to get it settledCause she's breaking your heart
Don't try to put on an actYou can't do that to a modern womanAnd you're an old fashioned manShe understands the things you're doin'She's a modern woman, mmh-mmh
She looks sleek, she seems so professionalShe's got a lot of confidence, it's easy to seeYou want to make a moveBut you feel so inferiorCause under that exteriorIs someone who's free
She's got style, she's got her own moneySo she's not another honey you can quickly disarmShe's got the eyes that make you realizeShe won't be hypnotized by your usual charm
You've got your plan of attackThat won't attract the modern womanWhen you're an old fashioned manShe understands the things you're doin'She's a modern woman, uh-huh
Time goes by and you're sharing an apartmentShe says she loves you but she doesn't know whyIn the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paperIt's a strange situation for an old fashioned guy
But times have changedThings are not the same, babyYou overcame such a bad attitudeRock and roll just used to be for kicksAnd nowadays it's politicsAnd after 1986 what else could be new
You got to learn to relaxAnd face the facts of the modern womanAnd you're an old fashioned manShe understands the things you're doin'She's a modern womanShe's a modern woman
You got the casual hipThat don't mean zip to the modern womanDon't resent the modern womanShe's a modern womanShe's my dream womanShe's a modern! Oh yeah!Yeah, yeah!She's a modern woman