Talk:When a Man Loves a Woman (song)

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Lyrics

The lyrics of the bridge are difficult to understand, and the lyrics sites on the Web provide lyrics that don't seem to match what I hear on my headphones (with the use of special software to slow down the recording and to clean it up). This is what I hear (although it's not backed up by any site out there); words/letters in parentheses are virtually inaudible...

   Well, your man loves (you), woman
   I gave you everything I ha(d)
   Tryin' to hold onto your heart that long
   Baby, please don't treat me bad

Is this what others hear as well? Other sites give lines like "tryin' to hold onto your hot blood long," which just doesn't make sense, or "... to your precious love"; neither matches the original recording very well. As well, the first line of the bridge is often cited as "Well, a man loves a woman"; again, this isn't quite what I'm hearing, and it doesn't match the rest of the lyrics in the bridge.

rAS

I'm not trying to rewrite history, but here's an opinion. A quick search shows this is what people hear: