What a Woman Can Do

I used to leave my dishes

In the kitchen by the sink,

Thought a clean shirt was a luxury And planning meant to think.

I could talk my way through trouble,

Make a joke and slip away,

But she looked me in the eye one night And asked me

why I'd stay.

I said, "Honey, I'm a restless man,

Always looking for the next big thing."

She said, "That's all right,

Jesse,

But there's more to life than hearing people sing."

Oh, what a woman can do!

(what a woman can do) She can turn a house into a

home,

Make a wandering man discover

He don't have to walk alone.

She don't need to change his name,

Don't need to tell him who to be,

Oh, what a woman can do—

Just by believing in me!

She never asked me to quit singing,

Never told me to settle down,

She just showed up at the station

When the band was leaving town.

Had a sandwich in a paper bag,

And a note tucked underneath,

Said, "Go give 'em something wonderful,

And come back home to me."

Now, I've played for kings and strangers,

Heard a thousand people cheer,

But nothing sounds as good to me As her voice saying,

"You're here."

Oh, what a woman can do!

She can turn a house into a home,

Make a wandering man discover

He don't have to walk alone.

She don't need to change his name,

Don't need to tell him who to be,

Oh, what a woman can do— Just by believing in me!

I still forget our anniversary,

Still misplace my Sunday shoes,

Still tell the same old stories Like they're yesterday's news.

But she laughs and takes my hand,

Says, "Jesse, you're a sight."

And somehow I keep learning

How to get a few things right.

Oh, what a woman can do!

She can turn a house into a home,

Make a restless heart discover

It was never meant to roam alone!

She don't need to change his name,

Don't need to tell him who to be,

Oh, what a woman can do— She brings out the best in

me!

"And honey...

I did wash those dishes."