Bobby Womack/ I Can t Take it Like a Man
Songwriters: Crewe, Bob / Williams, Jimmy / Weiss, Laurence
Chart by Mike DeLaCerda
(Intro) /
Girl, I ve got a little message for you
I want you to take heed
Listen it says a
(1st Verse) /
Men, they don t cry to dry their eyes,
or to make a teardrop, oh no
and I am not weeping, to keep from sleeping,
Girl, I wish you could stop
I was your man, a mountain of pride
You came along to change me inside
This heart of mine, ain t no windup toy
But I am still hanging around for you to enjoy
(Chorus)
I can t take it like a man,
I can t take it like a man,
I am heading nowhere, just as fast as I can.
I can t take it like a man,
I can t make it like a man,
I need your lovin in the palm of my h a n d.
(Repeat progression for second verse and chorus!!)
Hearts don t break, to take the ache
that they re going through, oh no
If you re mistaken, my hearts breaking
because I love you
Oh love, if you care,
won t you please hurry back,
Keep me on the right track,
Throw me some rope, don t let me drown,
Please have a heart; this is my third time down,
(Chorus X 3/ Fade Out)
I can t take like a man etc.
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