I Have Loved Me a Man - Morgana King

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

With a mind that understands

And the arms that held me when I would cry

The lips that kissed away my tears

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 held my heart right in his hands

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’d be gentle and sweet, like my momma was

I’d watch her grow and in a while

She’d 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