Girl, I've got a little message for you   I want you to take heed   Listen it says a      Men, they don't cry to drive your eyes   Or to make a tear drop, oh no   And I am not weepin' to keep from sleepin'   Girl, I wish you could stop      I was your man, a mountain of rag   You came along to change me inside   There's not a man, ain't no wired up toy   But I am still hangin' around for you to enjoy      I can't take it like a man   I can't take it like a man   I am headin' 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 hand      Hearts don't break, to take the ache   That they're going through, oh no   If you're mistaken   It might weaken you because I love you      Oh love, if you care   Won't you please hear it back   Keep me on the right track   Roll me some rope, don't let me drown   Please have a heart, this is my third time down      I can't take it like a man   I can't take it like a man   I am gettin' 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 hand      I can't take it, won't you help me make it?   I wanna take it, I can't take it   Oh, 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 hand      I can't take it   Oh, I can't take it