Boy meets girl it's a delicate thing   So much time spent wondering   If what you see is what you get   I keep looking for a friend and a lover      When I find one he ain't the other   Sometimes, I just want to quit   One wants a maid one needs his mother   They either want space or they want to smother me   And my poor heart needs somebody who      Can take it like a man, steady and strong   Not a lot of fuss and carrying on   True to a promise I can ride in a storm   Take it like a man who knows about love      And every little thing that a girl dreams of   Someone wise enough to understand   If you want this woman's heart   Take it like a man      I met somebody the other night   Started thinking he was Mr. Right   Wrong, I might have never known   If a friend hadn't brought it to my attention      He's got a wife he forgot to mention   Girl, leave that fool alone   I keep hoping and telling myself   Somewhere there's one good one left   'Cause my poor heart needs somebody who      Can take it like a man, steady and strong   Not a lot of fuss and carrying on   True to a promise I can ride in a storm   Take it like a man who knows about love      And every little thing that a girl dreams of   Someone wise enough to understand   If you want this woman's heart   Take it like a man      Can take it like a man, steady and strong   Not a lot of fuss and carrying on   True to a promise I can ride in a storm   Take it like a man who knows about love      And every little thing that a girl dreams of   Someone wise enough to understand   If you want this woman's heart   Take it like a man      Take it like a man   Well honey if you want my heart you gotta   Take it like a man   Take it like a man