(words & music by jerry chesnut)
Her eyes tell the story so well
She tries hard to hide
So little expected
Too often neglected,
A woman stripped of her pride

Always so careful not to cry
Not till i fall asleep
And there in the silence
She lies with a tear on her cheek

Then the thought comes to mind
did I read it some time?
Or hear it, I can't quite recall
that a man without love is only half a man
but a woman is nothing at all

She knows I don't love her
although heaven knows that I try
yet her reason for living's
to go right on giving
the one thing that she's been denied,

Without any warning
in the wee hours of the morning she cries
the hurt deep inside
that she tries hard to hide
is beginning to show in her eyes

Then the thought comes to mind
did I read it some time?
Or hear it, I can't quite recall
that a man without love is only half a man
but a woman is nothing at all

Yeah,
that a man without love is only half a man
but a woman is nothing at all