It’s A Man’s World – R Kelly (originally by James Brown)
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See, a man is a man of his word and keeps his word Snatches life by the collar, gets what he wants But all of this power means nothing if he ain’t happy
This is a man’s world This is a man’s world But it wouldn’t be nothing Nothing, without a woman or a girl
A man’s got power A man’s got riches A man’s got respect, but hangs in the trenches Work day to day just to pay the bills But behind all the lights, y’all The struggle is real Hustler, baller (he may be) What is a he (without a she)
This is a man’s world This is a man’s world But it wouldn’t be nothing Nothing, nah, without a woman or a girl
See, a man’s got dreams A man wants to fly Do what he got to do Just to get by See, a man comes from nothing And makes something of himself But no matter how much money See, a woman is his true wealth
This is a man’s world But it wouldn’t be nothing Not one little thing, without a woman or a girl
He would be lost in the wilderness He would be lost in bitterness He would be lost (without a woman) Man, see, he would be lost (without a woman) His world is nothing without (without a woman) All of his fortune and fame means nothing (without a woman)
This is a man’s world but (without a woman) This is a man’s world But it don’t mean nothing (without a woman) Nothing without a w-o-m-a-n…