when a man loves a woman

when a man loves a woman

can't keep his mind on nothin' else

he'd trade the world for the good thing he's found

if she is 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'd give up all his comforts

sleep out in the rain

if she said it ought to be

when a man loves a woman

deep down in his soul

she can bring him such misery

if she is playing him for the fool

he'd be the last one to know

lovin' eyes can never see

when a man loves a woman

i know exactly how he feels