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 He'll 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 yeah 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