you don't have to touch me when you talk to me
i can hear you fine
when you take a walk in my world
be a woman a black girl
maybe then, maybe then, maybe then
you can have a word to say, to say
my skin is brown without a tan
my will is strong without a man
i've unlearned that conditioning
i don't need your approval to stand up and sing about it
shakin' it for the swinger
with the swing between his legs
who's stickin' it to the movie girl
while he's stickin up in your bed
shakin it for the monster
who just forgot your name
shakin' it for the sinner
who thinks we're all to blame
we're all to blame
so you don't have to touch me when you talk to me
i can hear you fine
fine
fine