Raise a Man

Marble in a foyer

I've been lovin' on you all day

Would've stayed if you told me to stay

As you can see, I stayed anyway

I'm just not like these other girls, I swear

I just have to love you

I just wanna need you if that's okay

And you're just not like these other men out here

No, no

You just wanna hold me, and that's okay

Can I be a woman for you, baby

In a time when it's not allowed?

How am I supposed to pretend

That I don't want you the way I do? (Oh, yeah)

'Cause every time you're around me

I feel virgin all over again

And every time you're all around me

How can I renege?

Boy, I just need your hand

Is it okay that I'm not independent?

Is it okay that I

Is it okay that I show weakness?

Is it okay that I

Is it okay to can't wait to see you?

Is it okay that I

Is it okay to love a man right now?

If you understand

Then show me your hands (Ooh, ooh)

Show me your hands

Boy, if you understand

Somebody raise a man (Ooh, ooh)

Raise a man

I've never been treated a way I didn't wanna be treated

It's hard to explain, I know it's hard to believe

I want what's comin' to me perfection, protection

Please love with me all night long (Oh)

Makin' love to our favorite song

Your love teaches me how to love

So deep, baby, it's so sweet

Can't wait to pass you down

To the face that resembles you and me

Is it okay that I'm not independent?

Is it okay that I

Is it okay that I show weakness?

Is it okay that I

Is it okay to can't wait to see you?

Is it okay that I

Is it okay to love a man right now?

If you understand

Then show me your hands (Ooh, ooh)

Show me your hands

Boy, if you understand

Somebody raise a man (Ooh, ooh)

Raise a man

Oh, oh oh

Oh, oh oh

Every day and every night I pray for one accord

I adore you even more

And every minute that passes me by

We can't afford for us to be ignored

See we need each other more than we know (Oh, oh)

Somebody made a man

To show me how to raise a man (Ooh, ooh)

Raise a man

You can't be a man

If we don't raise a man (Ooh, ooh)

Raise a man

If you want a man

Then you gotta raise a man (Ooh, ooh)

Raise a man

If you understand

Then show me your hands (Ooh, ooh)

Show me your hands