Picture this coming home from a long day's work, no food is there
Picture this steady trying to show the world you're worth, and nobody cares
Picture this no kissing, ain't no touching, there's no hugging
And in the evening no good loving

Ain't no pretty picture you can paint
Ain't no way this life would be the same
I'm telling you a man can't be a man without a woman
And you can try as hard as you can, but we ain't nothing without a woman
Living in a world so cold, so cold
The fire burns through my soul, without a woman

What if you had no hands to rub upon your shoulders
And in the morning she's not there to fix your folgers
You're sick as a dog right now
Kids running all around that house
No one to help you out
Picture this you paying these bills all by yourself
No one to tell you watch your health
But keep it girl, you might as well
Picture this 'cause your world don't spin without her
And hers gon' spin without you

Ain't no pretty picture you can paint
Ain't no way this life would be the same
I'm telling you a man can't be a man without a woman
And you can try as hard as you can, but we ain't nothing without a woman
Living in a world so cold, so cold
The fire burns through my soul, without a woman

Say hello to pain, goodbye to love
Hello to rain the sun will never shine again
There'll be no Wednesday movie nights
No make-ups after fights
Girl I'll make it right
I'm lonely with my pillow
Your car's not in the drive way
Clothes ain't in the closet
Girl I'm broken hearted
Come and find me 'cause I'm lost without my woman
And I know that a man can't be a man without a woman
You can try hard as you can
But you won't be nothing without a woman
Living in a world so cold, so cold
The fire burns through my soul, without a woman

See baby life ain't life
And living ain't living
Without my woman
Hurting inside
Without my woman no, no, no


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Without a Woman Lyrics as written by Troy Taylor Tremaine Neverson

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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