Madonna (Room 822) Lyrics

In 78 you came to New York to dance

With thirty five dollars to your name you sure took a chance

You went through highs, you went through lows

What happened in that alley, only you and them know

Now she's on stage in her veil and her white lace

As she throws it all back into their faces

All the male macho shit

That she tears apart bit by bit

She is in control and many are shocked

Watching the virgin birth of the Queen of Pop

The jungle-men thought they'd been hit by a falling tree

As she signalled to the girls it's time to break free

Like Catholic Joan of Arc she showed

That woman can be brave and be bold

And all those awards and all the honours

Were well deserved Lady, our Madonna

They said she'd gone too far

But from that day she became a superstar

And all those stiffs in their shirts and ties

Just didn't get it, they don't understand why

Cindi loved your show and said so too

Was like after a storm when all is shiny and new

If you wanna win you gotta dare

You know everyone's got their own cross to bare

Elvis oozed sexuality, Dylan free'd the mind

There's no-one like Madonna, she's one of a kind

Some say she's lost, some say she's won

This lady's sold more records than anyone

Does she need your permission to think or speak

Should she need to have to turn the other cheek

Should she follow your every word

And should she not be seen and not be heard

Like Catholic Joan of Arc she showed

That woman can be brave and be bold

And all those awards and all the honours

Were well deserved Lady, our Madonna, our Madonna

Get up, lie down, raise kids, cook and clean the house

Smile and don't complain and be as quiet as a mouse

Coz you're a woman in a man's world, understand

This is how things are in every land

She might be blonde but dumb she ain't

Unlike Joan of Arc, she ain't no Saint

Two Catholic girls fighting to be free

Fighting in the name of Liberty

Taking photos for your Sex book in Chelsea's Room 822

No-one had any idea what you would do

You ran into the street completely bare

As cars and bikes crashed as everyone stared

There's no-one like you, nor will there ever be

You showed women that they could break free

And not live their lives in emotional slavery

That they could freely express their own sexuality, sexuality

Like Catholic Joan of Arc she showed

That woman can be brave and be bold

And all those awards and all the honours

Were well deserved Lady, our Madonna