This Woman's Work
Kate Bush

from The Sensual World


     Aha-ooh! Aha-ooh! Aha-ooh! 
     "You'll have to wait in here."* 

     Pray God you can cope.
     I stand outside this woman's work,
     This woman's world.
     Ooh, it's hard on the man,
     Now his part is over.
     Now starts the craft of the father.

          I know you have a little life in you yet.
          I know you have a lot of strength left.
          I know you have a little life in you yet.
          I know you have a lot of strength left.

               I should be crying, but I just can't let it show.
               I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking

               Of all the things I should've said,
               That I never said.
               All the things we should've done,
               That we never did.
               All the things I should've given,
               But I didn't.

               Oh, darling, make it go,
               Make it go away.

     Give me these moments back.
     Give them back to me.
     Give me that little kiss.
     Give me your hand.

          (I know you have a little life in you yet.
          I know you have a lot of strength left.
          I know you have a little life in you yet.
          I know you have a lot of strength left.)

               I should be crying, but I just can't let it show.
               I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking

               Of all the things we should've said,
               That were never said.
               All the things we should've done,
               That we never did.
               All the things that you needed from me.
               All the things that you wanted for me.
               All the things that I should've given,
               But I didn't.

               Oh, darling, make it go away.
               Just make it go away now.

     One White Rose ** 


[*--'You'll have to wait in here.' This is just a guess. A few spoken words are audible
     here, possibly originating from another part of the film's dialogue and re-used by      Kate in her recording.

**-- Aspects of the Sensual World version only] 

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