Stand by Your Man

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Sometimes its hard to be a woman
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Giving all your love to just one man
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You'll have bad times
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And he'll have good times
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Doing things that you don't understand


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Stand by your man
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Give him two arms to cling to
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And something warm to come to
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When nights are cold and lonely
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Stand by your man
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And tell the world you love him
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Keep giving all the love you can
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Stand by your man---

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But if you love him you'll forgive him
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Even- though he's hard to understand
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And if you love him
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Oh be proud of him
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Cause after all he's just a man

Stand by your man
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Give him two arms to cling to
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And something warm to come to
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When nights are cold and lonely
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Stand by your man
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And tell the world you love him
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Keep giving all the love you can
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Stand by your man---