You see her sitting with her coffee and her paper
With her high top sneakers of Italian design
With a long cool stare she aggravates the tension
Makes up her face while she makes up her mind

Now you´re in trouble, maybe she´s an intellectual
What if she figures out you´re not very smart
Or maybe she´s the quiet type who´s into heavy metal
Boy, you got to get it settled
Cause she´s breaking your heart

Don´t try to put on an act
You can´t do that to a modern woman
And you´re an old fashioned man
She understands the things you´re doin´
She´s a modern woman

She looks sleek and she seems so professional
She´s got a lot of confidence, it´s easy to see
You want to make a move
But you feel so inferior
Cause under that exterior

Is someone who´s free

She´s got style and she´s got her own money
So she´s not another honey you can quickly disarm
She´s got the eyes that make you realize
She won´t be hypnotized by your usual charm

You´ve got your plan of attack
That won´t attract the modern woman
When you´re an old fashioned man
She understands the things you´re doin´
She´s a modern woman

The time goes by and you´re sharing an apartment
She says she loves you but she doesn´t know why
In the morning she leaves you with your coffee and paper
It´s a strange situation for an old fashioned guy

But times have changed
Things are not the same, baby
You overcame such a bad attitude
Rock and roll just used to be for kicks
And nowadays it´s politics
And after 1986 what else could be new

You got to learn to relax
And face the facts of modern woman
And you´re an old fashioned man
She understands the things you´re doin´
She´s a modern woman