Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model‘s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
‘Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

We need to keep ringing the bell, wake people up to get our democracy together.

Why is it that farm workers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?

If we don’t have workers organized into labor unions, we’re in great peril of losing our democracy.

I think the importance of doing activist work is to engage people and give them hope. Hope for a better world, hope for a better tomorrow. Hope that change is possible and that they can be a part of that transformation.

Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.

Si, Se Puede! Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!

I wish I knew how it would feel to be free
I wish I could break all the chains holding me
I wish I could say all the things that I should say
Say ’em loud, say ’em clear
For the whole round world to hear

I wish I could share all the love that’s in my heart
Remove all the bars that keep us apart
I wish you could know what it means to be me
Then you’d see and agree
That every man should be free

I wish I could give all I’m longing to give
I wish I could live like I’m longing to live
I wish I could do all the things that I can do
Though I’m way overdue, I’d be starting anew

Well, I wish I could be like a bird in the sky
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly
Oh, I’d soar to the sun, and look down at the sea
And then I'd sing ’cause I'd know, yeah
Then I'd sing ’cause I’d know, yeah
Then I'd sing, hey. ’cause I’d know
I’d know how it feels
Oh, I’d know how it feels to be free
yeah, yeah, oh, I’d know how it feels
Yes, I’d know, I’d know, how it feels
How it feels to be free, Lord, Lord, Lord, yeah