SUPERWOMAN
(Daryl Simmons / L.A. Reid / Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds)


Karyn White - 1988
Yvette Grant - 1989
Norman Cheung - 1989 (Chinese version)
Barbara Mandrell - 1990
Gladys Knight with Dionne Warwick & Patti Labelle - 1991
Jaclyn Victor - 2006
Gary Chaw - 2006
Heather Headley - 2012
Sam Bailey - 2014





Early in the morning I put breakfast at your table
And make sure that your coffee has it's sugar and cream
Your eggs are over easy, your toast done lightly
All that's missing is your morning kiss that used to greet me

Now you say the juice is sour, it used to be so sweet
And I can't help but to wonder if you're talking 'bout me
We don't talk the way we used to talk, it's hurtin' so deep
I've got my pride, I will not cry, but it's makin' me weak

(I'm not your superwoman)
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
And think that everything's okay
Boy, I am only human
This girl needs more than occasional
Hugs as a token of love from you to me, ooh, baby

I fought my way through the rush hour, try to make it home just for you
I want to make sure that your dinner will be waiting for you
But when you get there you just tell me you're not hungry at all
You said you'd rather read the paper and you don't want to talk

You like to think that I'm just crazy when I say that you changed
I'm convinced I know the problem, you don't love me the same
You're just going through the motions and you're not being fair
I've got my pride, I will not cry, still I can't help but care

(I'm not your superwoman) Oh, no, no
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
And think that everything is okay
(Boy, I am only human) I'm only human
This girl needs more than occasional
Hugs as a token of love from you to me

(I'm not your superwoman) Hoo-hoo-hoo-ooh-oohooh-hoo
(I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down) Hey, don't let me down
(And think that everything's okay) Don't you let me down
(Boy, I am only human) I'm only human, yeah
(This girl needs more than occasional)
(Hugs as a token of love from you to me)

Oooh, baby, look into the corners of your mind
I'll always be there for you through good and bad times
But I can't be that superwoman that you want me to be
I'll give my everlasting love if you'll return love to me

I'm not your superwoman, oh, no, oh, no
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
And think that everything's okay
(Boy, I am only human) I'm only human
This girl needs more than occasional
Hugs as a token of love from you to me, uh-huh

If you feel it in your heart and you understand me
Stop right where you are, everybody sing along with me
(Hoo-hoo-hoo-ooh-ooh-hoo)
I'm the kind of girl that can treat you so sweet
But you got to realize that you got to be sweeter to me, oh-oh-oh
(Hoo-hoo-hoo-ooh-ooh-hoo)
I need love, I need just your love

I'm not your superwoman, oh, no
I'm not the kind of girl (that you can let down) you can let down
(And think that everything's okay)
(Boy, I am only human) I'm only human
(This girl needs more than occasional) Hey-ey-ey-ey .............. FADE







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2014)