When a Man Loves a Woman

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, gives her 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

Yeah, she's bad, but, ooh, 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"

Oh

Oh, I'm leavin' him

Oh, when a man loves a woman, he can do her no wrong

He could never hold another girl

Oh, you tell me you love me, baby

And gonna ho-ho-hold me tight, baby, baby, this is a man's world

No, no, oh, baby, a change is gonna come down in this man's world