When he held me in his arms,
when he held me in his arms and said,
"Baby, baby, baby, you are the only one for me"

When a man loves a woman,
can't keep his mind on nothing else
He'll trade the world
for the good thing he found
Yeah, if she's bad, he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend
if he put her down

When a man loves a woman,
spend his very last dime
tryin' to hold on to what he needs
Give up all his comforts,
go out and sleep out in the rain,
if she says, "Baby, that is how it's gonna be"

When a man loves a woman,
give up everything that he has,
tryin' to hold on to her precious love,
cryin, "Baby, baby please don't treat me bad"

When a man loves a woman
down deep in his soul,
she can bring him such misery
If she's playin' him for a fool
he's the last one to know
Lovin' eyes don't ever see

So, this man says he loves me, he loves me
He gives me everything, everything,
everything that he has,
tryin' to hold on to my precious love,
cryin', "Baby, baby, baby, don't you, don't you
treat me, treat me bad"
Ohhhh, oh I need him

Yeah, when a man loves a woman
he can do her no wrong
He could never hold another girl
Why you tell me you love me, baby,
and run out ah-ah-ah-on the sly?
Baby, baby, this is a man's world
No, no
Oh, baby, change has got to come
in this man's world