I Have Loved Me a Man

I have loved me a man

Like my momma did

I have loved me a man

Tall and tender

His hands like my daddy's were

And a mind that understands

And the arms that held me when I was crying

The lips that kissed away the tears

They're a part of the man

That my momma loved

And I have loved me a man

I have wed me a man

Like my momma did

I have wed me a man

I can still feel the warmth of

The words he said

He had my heart tied in his hands

And in the morning, I would wake by his side

And wonder what I could have done

To be loved by a man

Like my momma loved

And I have loved me a man

I would bear him a child

Like my momma did

I would bear him a child

She'd be gentle and sweet

Like my momma was

I'd watch her grow and in a while

She'd ask me momma what should I want from life

And I would tell her with a smile

Just be loved by a man

Like your momma loved

And I have loved me a man

And I have loved me a man