We'll say a friend of mine, a fella I know real well
Came to me on Friday, he had a story to tell
I've heard it a thousand times, this one hit close to home
'Cause the woman who left him, taken for my own
Love leaves you no choice in the matter
There ain't a damn thing sadder
Than a man in the throes of something real
The woman that lays down beside you
She can't help or hide you
It don't matter how she wants to feel
So I bought him a round or two, gave him a talking to
I said, "Boy, you can't let yourself get so far"
But you can't tell a man a thing, he's picking out diamond rings
You yourself don't know who you are
Love leaves you no choice in the matter
There ain't a damn thing sadder
The woman that lays down beside you
She can't help or hide you
Don't matter how she wants to feel
My hands, they used to be a young man's hands
But I worked 'em to the bone for [Incomprehensible]
When she did find the time to get to know another man?
"Leave me alone, now," he said, "Leave me alone"
Love leaves you no choice in the matter
There ain't a damn thing sadder
Than a man in the throes of something real
The woman who lays down beside you
She can't help, she can't hide you
Don't matter how she wants to feel, ohh
Don't matter how she wants to feel
We'll say a friend of mine, a fella I know real well
Came to me on Friday, he had a story to tell
I've heard it a thousand times, this one hit close to home