It’s A Man’s World – R Kelly (originally by James Brown)

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…