You put a woman in a box
And a man right there beside her
Tell ‘em both to play the leader
Who you think would take the lead?
Which of them will get their point across
And which of them would just have to yes, indeed?
You put a man in a box
And a woman right beside him
Tell ‘em: Make the thing you’re made for
And you’ll make it out okay
Which of them you think is sticking out
And which of them is kicking out the same damn day?
Ah, we are gathered here today to
Learn about our own race
Let us refrain from any bias
As the observations take place
You put a woman in a box
And a man right there beside her
It’s important that I spend tonight alone, is that okay?
Which of them you think’ll understand?
Which of them is standing in the other one’s way?
You put a woman in a box
Oh, what does it mean to be a woman in a box?
What is it like to be a man?
Which of them you think is standing in the other one’s way
And who would understand?
Ah, he sees her putting her dress on
Letting her hair out (ah, ah, ah, ah)
He takes a head full of high hopes
To the porch where it can air out
Oh, she’s got a half a mind to think it’ll
Never be the right time (ah, ah, ah, ah)
Oh, maybe, but they got a hell a lot of thinking
To do before nighttime
Woah, they come together, they say
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And we sing it again
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ah
We put a woman in a box
And a man right there beside her
And they took care of each other
And they don’t ask for too much
The woman and the man discover
Better ways to talk, like through song and touch
Ah, she’s having a happy box morning
Cooking with no pants on (ah, ah, ah, ah) (come here, baby)
He clears a little bit of living room floor
For them to dance on (ah, get your dance on) (ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
And we are gathered here today to
Learn about our own selves (ah, ah, ah, ah)
We are them little tiny children
Learning from our grown selves
Ah, we come together, we say
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ah
