[Verse 1]
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, but this one hit close to home
'Cause the woman who left him I've taken for my own

[Chorus]
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 or hide you
It don't matter how she wants to feel

[Verse 2]
So I bought him a round 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

[Chorus]
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 or hide you
Don't matter how she wants to feel
[Bridge]
My hands, they used to be a young man's hands
But I worked 'em to the bone, for the woman
Where'd she even find the time to get to know another man?
"Leave me alone," he said, "leave me alone"

[Chorus]
Love leaves you no choice in the matter
There ain't a damn thing sadder
Than a man in the throes of something real
And the woman who lays down beside you
She can't help, she can't hide you
Don't matter how she wants to feel

[Refrain]
Oh no, no matter how she wants to feel