Boy meets girl, it's a delicate thing
so much time spent wondering,
if what you see, is what you get
I keep looking for a friend and a lover
when I find one, he ain't the other

sometimes... I just wanna quit
One wants a maid, one needs his mother
they either want space, or they wanna smother me
and my poor o' heart needs somebody who

Can, take it like a man, steady and strong,
not a lot of fuss and carrying on,
true to a promise I can write in stone
take it like a man, who knows about love
and every little thing that a girl dreams of,
someone wise enough to understand
If you want this woman's heart,
take it like a man

I met somebody the other night,
started thinking he was MR. right.... wrong
I might have never known
if a friend hadn't brought it to my attention,
he's got a wife he forgot to mention,
girl, leave that fool alone

I keep hoping and telling myself
somewhere there's one good one left
'cause my poor heart needs somebody who,

can take it like a man, steady & strong,
not a lot of fuss & carrying on
true to a promise I can write in stone
take it like a man, who knows about love
and every little thing that a girl dreams of,
someone wise enough to understand
If you want this woman's heart,
take it like a man

Take it like a man, steady & strong,
not a lot of fuss & carrying on
true to a promise I can write in stone
take it like a man, who knows about love
and every little thing that a girl dreams of,
someone wise enough to understand
If you want this woman's heart,
take it like a man

Take it like a man
honey, if ya want my heart,
you gotta take it like a man

Take it like a man (fades out)