Woman on a Mission

Woman on a Mission    —     © 2016 by Myron Schreck

Now when you see her coming, you better step aside ‘cause everyone knows she’s got a really rough hide She’s gonna do what she’s gotta do to get by ‘cause she’s a woman on a mission     She’s got her lists and her charts and her strategies She’s got her fancy suit and all the tools that she needs She’s got no illusions – got no fantasies She’s just a woman on a mission.    She’s a woman on a mission. … She’s a woman on a mission. … She’s a woman on a mission. … Like a dog with a bone, she just can’t let go.  No!   You can’t stop a woman on a mission; can’t block a woman on a mission. You can’t knock a woman off her mission.  She’s gotta reach her destination.    She’s got her first class ticket & her bags are packed She’s ready to go and it’s a one-way track You better believe that she ain’t ever looking back ‘cause she’s a woman on a mission     Now everybody asks her how she gets so much done She’s got no secrets — She just works a ton And it always helps … to make it lots of fun When you’re a woman on a mission   She’s a woman on a mission.  She’s got places to be. She’s a woman on a mission.  She’s got people to see. She’s a woman on a mission.  Your satisfaction’s guaranteed. Got a reputation to live up to!   Some call her a bitch … and say that she’s vicious, But if she were a man, they’d just call her ambitious.  She doesn’t care what they say behind her back, but if you Say it to her face — you’ll find this bitch bites back!  Yeah!   Can’t stop a woman on a mission; can’t block a woman on a mission. Can’t knock a woman off her mission.  Got a reputation to live up to!