handsome no my man ain t handsome but there s a trace of a wondrous grace in his weary face life has done its best to break him but his strength and courage make him just the kind of man a woman needs tender he ain t always tender but in his eyes something warm and wise lifts me to the skies if his heart ain t always showing it s a comfort just to know him he s the kind of man a woman needs sometimes he ll grow angry at some foolish things i do than he ll forgive to spare me pain times he ll know i m troubled so he ll laugh to cheer me through till my heart is light as summer rain mmm no my man ain t youthful that time s gone by but his head is high and his dreams won t die though he s had his share of sorrow he looks forward to tomorrow he s the kind of man a woman needs he s the kind of man a woman needs 