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
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 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 held my heart right 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