It makes no difference if you?re rich or poor
or even if you're smart or dumb
A woman?s place in this whole world
is under some man?s thumb
It must be heavy and it must be hard
trying to make a little dent in life
A breeding feeling by your feet
while loathsome wrestles light
?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
You were born to be lied to, stepped on, cheated on and treated like dirt
If you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
A woman?s place is to give and give
and then to give some more
And it?s so hard to understand
what she?s giving for
The break of day to the dead of night
at someone?s beck and call
A woman?s place in this whole world
ain?t no place at all
?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
Solo
?Cause if you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
You were born to be lied to, stepped on, cheated on and treated like dirt
If you?re born a woman, you?re born to be hurt
Born to be hurt