Parallels between Lucretius, De Rerum Natura IV 1030-1287 (Ancient Text) and (Contemporary Song) by Percy Sledge
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The poem by Lucretius is about when needing to ‘love’ the physical effects should be the only thing that enters the mind. If one falls prey to the mindful effects of love they become sick and completely obsessed. This song is about that sickness. About how when a man loves a women he cant keep his mind on anything else but her. He will give up anything and do just about anything to be with her. He can never see her doing any wrong.
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When a man loves a woman, he can’t keep his mind on nothing else
He’ll trade the world for the good thing he’s found
If she is bad, he can’t see it, she can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down
When a man loves
a woman, spend his very last dime
Tryin’ to hold on to what he needs
He’d give up all his comforts, sleep out in the rain
If she said that’s the way it ought to be
Well, this man loves a woman
I gave you everything I had
Tryin’ to hold on to your high class love
Baby, please don’t treat me bad
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she plays him for a fool, he’s the last one to know
Lovin’ eyes can’t ever see
When a man loves a woman, he can do her no wrong
He can never own some other girl
Yes, when a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels
‘Cause baby, baby, baby, you’re my world
When a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels
‘Baby, baby, baby, you’re my world
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When A Man Loves A Woman