You know since I've been singing songs about love
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 can help them with their love affairs
Well I'm no authority on love and I never claim to be
But this woman that I met at this gas station
In North Carolina the other week keeps coming 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 kissed me real good, said, but now he don't do that no more
Said, he just loves me not, if I like it, it's alright
And if I don't, that's alright with him too
She said there's two things I want you to do for me
Before you all leave here 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, hu - you go home
And you tell your man that I said, hu - mmm

He's gotta hold you, he's gotta hold you light an' easy
And when he kisses you, tell him to put some feeling in it
He's gotta love you and love you right
So you can start sleeping at night - tell him I said
That's the way a man
Is supposed to make his woman feel
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

He's gotta start coming home each and every night
And making sure that you're alright
And if you ever feeling blue
He's gotta know just what to do - tell him I said
That's the way a man
Is supposed to make his woman feel
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

He's gotta take you out every now and then
And give you a little bit of money - ??????
So you can have some change to spend
And instead of complimenting Mary and Lou
He's gotta start complimenting you - tell him I said
That's the way a man is supposed to make his woman feel
Yeah yeah yeah