He wakes and says hello,
turns on the breakfast show.
She fakes his coffee while he takes a shower.
Hey, that was great, he said.
I wish we could stay in bed.
But I got to be at work in less than an hour.
She manages to smile as he walks out the door.
She's a modern girl who's been through that move ever before.
She don't build her world around no single man,
but she's getting by doing what she can.
She is free to be what she wants to be,
and all she wants to be is a modern girl.
Na na na na na,
na na na na na,
na na na na na,
she's a modern girl.
It looks like rain again,
she takes the train again.
She's on her way again through London town,
where she eats a tangerine,
flicks through a magazine,
until it's time to leave her dreams on the underground.
She walks to the office like everyone else,
an independent lady taking care of herself.
She's getting by doing what she can.
She is free to be what she wants to be,
and all she wants to be is a modern girl.
Na na na na na, na na na na na,
na na na na na, she's a modern girl.
She's been dreaming about it all day long.
Soon as she gets home,
it's him on the telephone.
He asks her to dinner, she says, I'm not free.
Tonight I'm going to stay at home and watch
my TV. I don't build my world around no single man,
but she's getting by doing what she can.
She is free to be what she wants to be,
and all she wants to be is a modern girl.
Na na na na na,
na na na na na,
na na na na na,
she's a modern girl.
Na na na na na,
na na na na,
she's a modern girl.
She's a modern girl.
Na na na na na,
na na na na na,
na na na na na,
she's a modern girl.