Harder On A Woman
© 2023 Billy Squier/Songs of the Knight/Spirit Two Music Crescendo (ASCAP). Billy Squier/Little Knight Productions, Spirit Music Group, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Produced and arranged by Billy Squier
Production Oversight: The Mops
Recorded and mixed by Parker Lyons at Monk Studios, East Hampton, NY assisted by Jon Kustin….Fall 2022
music & lyrics by Billy Squier
(motivated by a hook from Swamp-Dog CC Adcock)
Billy Squier: vocals and guitars
Mark Clarke: bass
Simon Kirke: drums
Wingman: GE Smith
Backing vocals and street-noise: The Mopsicles
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios, Portland, Maine
Lyrics
HARDER ON A WOMAN (THAN IT IS ON A MAN)
Billy Squier, © 2023 Billy Squier/Songs of the Knight/Spirit Two Music Crescendo (ASCAP)
Molly’s got a problem – what she gonna do
(They) took away her freedom(s) – can’t believe it’s true
Black man at the courthouse says, “We’re comin’ after you”
He forgets what it’s like
Looks ain’t gonna save you – they only go so far
Meet me on the corner, and step into my car
Ain’t no room for honesty when everyone’s a star
Better run for your life
Come to me my darlin’ – take me by the hand
we can walk together – we will make our stand
It’s harder on a woman than it is on a man
Try to love you baby…best as I can
She don’t wanna fight, she don’t wanna scream
She just want to dance…she just want to sing
Harder on a woman than it is on a man
Try to hold you darlin’…long as I can
She don’t wanna shout, she don’t wanna cry
She don’t want to listen to the lie-lie-lies
Inner-city shakedown – Molly’s on the run
Knockin’ at her doorstep – they ain’t doin’ this for fun
Do yourself a favor and find yourself a gun
‘fore they shoot out the lights
Freedom takes a holiday – it comes as no surprise
Justice in America is dust before your eyes
And no man is your brother – it’s all a bed of lies
Gotta fight for your rights
Lean on me my darlin’- let me be your man
We will walk together ’til we reach the promised land
It’s harder on a woman than it is on a man (as above)
It’s harder on a woman than it is on a man
…Lean on me baby when the shit hits the fan
She don’t want to shout…