Marble in the foyer, I've been loving on you all day Would've stayed if you told me to stay As you can see, I stayed anyway I'm just not like these other girls, I swear I just have to love you I just wanna need you, if that's okay And you're just not like these other men out here No, no You just wanna hold me, and that's okay Can I be a woman for you, babe In a time when it's not allowed How am I supposed to pretend That I don't want you the way I do Oh, yeah So every time you're all around me I feel virgin all over again And every time you're all far from me How can I renege? Boy, I just need your hand Is it okay that I'm not independent Is it okay that I Is it okay that I show weakness Is it okay that I Is it okay that I can't wait to see you Is it okay that I Is it okay to love a man right now If you understand Show me your hands, ooh, show me your hands Boy, if you understand Somebody raise a man, ooh, raise a man I've never been treated the way I didn't wanna be treated It's hard to explain, I know it's hard to believe I want what's comin' to me Perfection, protection Leave the love with me all night long Ooh, makin' love to our favorite songs Your love teaches me how to love So deep, baby, it's so sweet I can't wait to pass you down To the face that resembles you and me Is it okay that I'm not independent Is it okay that I Is it okay that I show weakness Is it okay that I Is it okay that I can't wait to see you Is it okay that I Is it okay to love a man right now If you understand Show me your hands, ooh, show me your hands Boy, if you understand Somebody raise a man, ooh, raise a man Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Every day and every night I pray for one accord I adore you even more And every minute that passes me by We can't afford for us to be ignored See, we need each other more than we even know, oh Somebody made a man So show me how to raise a man, ooh, raise a man You can't be a man If we don't raise a man, ooh, raise a man If you want a man Then you gotta raise a man, ooh, raise a man If you understand Show me your hands, ooh, show me your hands Thanks for watching!