I Have Loved Me a Man

I have loved me a man like my mama did

I have loved me a man

Tall and tender, his hands like my daddy's were

With a mind that understands

And the arms that held me when I would cry

The lips that kissed away my tears

They're a part of a man like my mama loved

And I have loved me a man

I have wed me a man like my mama did

I have wed me a man

I can still feel the warmth of the words he said

He held my heart tight in his hands

And in the morning, I would wait by his side

And wonder what I could have done

To be loved by a man like my mama loved

And I have loved me a man

I will bear him a child like my mama did

I will bear him a child

She'll be gentle and sweet like my mama was

I'll watch her grow and in a while

She'll ask me "Mama, what should I want from life?"

And I will tell her with a smile

"Just be loved by a man like your mama loved"

And I have loved me a man

And I have loved me a man