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 But 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 hand 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'll be gentle and sweet like my momma was I'd watch her grow, and in a while She'll 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