If you put a woman in a box, and a man right there beside her
Told them both to play the leader, who you think would take the lead?
Which of them would get their point across, in which of them would just have to 'yes indeed'.

If you put a man in a box, and a woman right beside him
Tell 'em make the thing you're made for and you make it out okay
Which of them you think is sticking it out, and which of them is kicking out the same damn day?

We are gathered here today to learn about our own race
Let us refrain from any bias as the observations take place

You put a woman in a box, and a man right there beside her
It's important that I spend tonight alone, is that okay?
Which of them you think will understand, and which of them will stand in the other one's way?

If you put a woman in a box, oh what does it mean to be a woman in a box?
What is it like to be a man?
Which of them you think is standing in other one's way, and who would understand?

Oh he sees her putting her dress on, and letting her hair out
He takes a head full of high hopes to the porch where it can air out
She's got a half a mind to think it will never be the right time
Oh maybe, but they got a hell a lot of thinking to do before nighttime

Oh they come together, they say, 'woah, woah oh...'
And we sing it again, 'woah, woah oh...'

We put a woman in a box, and a man right there beside her
And they took care of each other, and they don't ask for too much
And the woman and the man discover better ways to talk like through song and touch

She's having a happy box morning, cooking with no pants on, come here, baby
He clears a little bit of living room floor for them to dance on, go get your dance on
And we are gathered here today to learn about our own selves
We are them little tiny children, learning from our grown selves

We come together, we say, 'woah, woah oh... woah, woah oh...'