Woman, you don't understand Oh, I'm just a man Baby, that's all I am That's all I have ever been And you, you don't understand Oh, I've gotta live You make it so hard to do You know you hurt me, baby Take me, take me as I am Take me as I am, baby Oh, oh, take me as I am All I believe is that you've taken me For some kind of dream I don't want to wait too long For my love is in the way to see it I don't want to lose you, baby But your love is in the way You gotta listen It's time to listen to me You, you don't realize Oh, I've gotta live You make it so hard to bear It may be hard for me to go on And I know, I know, I know You'll understand I'm just a man, baby That's all I am Don't make it hard on me Just take me, take me as I am, baby Take me as I am, baby Take me as I am, oh Take me as I am, baby Oh, take me as I am now