I'm in a whole lot of trouble
And I been here before
You know I'm a hard lovin' woman
Who needs a hard lovin manOne who can stick around baby
One who won't walk out that door
Cause I'm a hard lovin woman baby
And I just can't find a lovin man who can take me no morePleaseNow society's got no place for me and I talked to my father yeah
And he says to me now, now, now, now listen listen listen listen little girl
You better sit down
You better take a look around and get a hold of yourself woman
And embrace what you've become
Cause your too much for themAnd I said aw papa papa papa papa papa papa please
aw I'm a hard lovin woman
And that's all I am and I need a hard lovin man
who's gonna to take me home nowI been on the outside for so long and it can be a cold cold world
And there ain't no place for me in it
No doubt about that
Oh but child, child, child please you got to get a hold of yourself woman and
Just tell them what you feel yeahAw yeahBut I say I know there's a man for me
One who can understand me
One who can understand my needs
And just, just take care of meI know it's gotta be true or there ain't no god for me
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know it's too much
But, but I'm a, I'm a hard lovin woman yes I am
Who needs a hard lovin man