I've Never Been a Woman

[Verse 1] Never been a woman But I know the pain The pain of labor And the warpath of age Been with so many Yet none have seen through Despite their intuition The extent of the ruin Oh, yeah, I've never been a woman [Verse 2] Why must I befriend each And every girl? I meet in the lively lit bars of This dying dark world I'm doped up on laughter They always oblige This emptiness in me With wet, glassy eyes Oh, yeah, I've never been a woman But they've given me my life [Verse 3] True love bears nothing In common with this This constant amusement Some ceaseless caress Yet I accept nothing No price could be paid For the occasional miracle With Marissa or Jane Oh, now, I've never been a woman [Verse 4] My time here is so brief And I cannot pretend That I can sustain you Like this 'til the end Don't lie to the ladies It does not take words All it takes is an inkling That you, they can cure Oh, now, I've never been a woman That much is sure [Verse 5] Wandering hunger Old and corrupt Lays waiting each moment While you tend, while you selflessly touch Satisfy and sate her The only one in the room I can see Who's really being pleasured Is me, is me, is me Oh, now, I've never been a woman But I have known pain