The Soul of a Man - Fontella Bass

The soul of the man

touches something inside of me

something too deep

for anyone else to see

and the whole world wants to know

why I love him so

but I’m afraid

they just wouldn’t understand

my love for a man

is something I can’t explain

and every tear I shed

I know it’s wasted in vain

but there’s something I can’t reveal

that I so deeply feel

oh it must be

it’s gotta be

the soul of the man

I cried and I cried

'till I just can’t cry no more

I know the man don’t love me

but he won’t let me go

he controls my heart

my mind and my soul

and he’s got the power

to make me stay

when I really wanna go

the soul of a man

turns my mind around

takes my helpless heart

and turn it upside down

and the whole world wants to know

why I love him so

oh it must be

oh it must be

the soul of a man