We've been sitting at this table 
For what seems a thousand years 
You've been giving me your story 
It's ringin' in my ears 
Yes I know that Iife is hard 
And I know you've paid your dues 
But I'm a stranger to the thought of simply 
Livin' with the blues.

Don't bear down on me 
I'm a woman, still got some time to go 
Don't bear down on me 
I'm here to steal the show.

All the loves that you have lost 
and all them gains that fell apart 
Every slap you felt across your face 
You blew it from the start 
I can't live the life you do 
Cause I'm tough and I am [bad word] 
It don't take too much intelligence 
To figure a way through.

Don't bear down on me ...

So every woman, every man,
It ain't that hard to understand 
You can't gratefully receive 
If you're no holding out your hand 
When that rain is falling down 
You just head for higher ground 
Ain't no hiding from the road beyond 
Just shout your name out loud !