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