Lyrics:

You see her sitting with her coffee and her paperWith her high top sneakers of italian designWith a long cool stare s
he aggravates the tensionMakes up her face while she makes up her mindNow you're in trouble, maybe she's an intellectualWhat
if she figures out you're not very smartOr maybe she's the quiet type who's into heavy metalBoy, you got to get it settledC
ause she's breaking your heartDon't try to put on an actYou can't do that to a modern womanAnd you're an old fashioned manS
he understands the things you're doin'She's a modern womanShe looks sleek and she seems so professionalShe's got a lot of co
nfidence, it's easy to seeYou want to make a moveBut you feel so inferiorCause under that exteriorIs someone who's freeShe
's got style and she's got her own moneySo she's not another honey you can quickly disarmShe's got the eyes that make you rea
lizeShe won't be hypnotized by your usual charmYou've got your plan of attackThat won't attract the modern womanWhe you're
an old fashioned manShe understands the things you're doin'She's a modern womanTime goes by and you're sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn't know whyIn the morning she leaves you with your coffee and your paperIt's a strange si
tuation for an old fashioned guyBut times have changedThings are not the same, babyYou overcame such a bad attitudeRock and
roll just used to be for kicksAnd nowadays it's politicsAnd after 1986 what else could be newYou got to learn to relaxAnd
face the facts of modern womanAnd you're an old fashioned manShe understands the things