Woman, you don't understand   Oh, I'm just a man   Baby, that's all I am   That's all I have ever been   And you, you don't understand   Oh, I've gotta live      You make it so hard to do   You know you hurt me, baby   Take me, take me as I am   Take me as I am, baby   Ooh, ooh, take me as I am      All I believe is that you've taken me   For some kind of dream   I don't want to wait too long   For my love is in the way to see it   I don't wanna lose you, baby   But your love is in the way      Ya gotta listen   It's time to listen to me   You, you don't realize   Oh, I've gotta live   You make it so hard to bear   It may be hard for me to go on      And I know, I know, I know   You'll understand   I'm just a man, baby   That's all I am   Don't make it hard on me      Just take me, take me as I am, baby   Take me as I am, baby   Take me as I am, oh   Take me as I am, baby   Oh, take me as I am now