That’s The Way

Lyrics

[Intro] You know, since I've been singing songs about love And how a man and a woman are supposed to treat each other I've had several people all across the country To walk up and ask me if I could help them with their love affairs Well, I'm no authority on love and I never claimed to be But this woman that I met at this gas station in North Carolina The other week keeps comin' back to my mind This woman had a problem She walked up to me with tears in her eyes And I could see that she was hurt She said to me, she said "Mr. Joe" Said "I don't think my man loves me anymore You know he used to hold me tenderly and kiss me real good" Said "But now he don't do that no more" Said "He just loves me now, and if I like it, it's alright And if I don't, that's alright with him too" She said "There are two things I want you to do for me Before y'all leave her tonight" Said "I want you to give me your autograph on this piece of paper And then tell me something that I can go home and do or say To my man to make him treat me a little bit better" And I said "Miss lady", heh "You go home and you tell your man that I said", huh Mmm [Verse 1] He's got to hold you And he's got to hold you like he means it And when he kisses you Tell him to put some feeling in it He's got to love you and love you right So you can start sleepin' at night Tell him I said [Chorus] That's the way a man is supposed to make his woman feel Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah) [Verse 2] He's gotta start comin' home Each and every night And makin' sure, huh That you're alright And if you're ever feeling blue He's got to know just what to do Tell him I said [Chorus] That's the way a man is supposed to make his woman feel Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah) [Verse 3] He's gotta take you out Every now and then And give a little bit of money Hm, some of you may like that So you can have some change to spend Instead of complimenting Mary Lou He's got to start complimenting you Tell him I said [Chorus] That's the way a man is supposed to make his woman feel Yeah (Yeah) Yeah