Lyrics

[Verse 1 — Restrained, Rugged Baritone-Tenor]
Fellas, let me tell you something
A pretty woman won’t complain forever
She may tolerate your lazy loving
But she remembers when you knew her better
You can’t roll across that mattress
Give her two minutes, then turn away
A woman needs a man with patience
Who makes her feel chosen when the lights fade
Learn the language of her breathing
Know when her body wants you near
Don’t rush the woman through the moment
Take your time and make it clear
[Chorus — Passionate Chest-Voice Rise]
Don’t love her halfway
Don’t bring her heat, then leave her cold
Put some grown-man strength behind it
Give her something she can hold
Love her slow enough to trust you
Deep enough to make her stay
When you put your hands upon that woman
Don’t love her halfway
[Verse 2 — Behind-the-Beat Storytelling]
She works all week beside you
Carries burdens she won’t name
Then you wonder why she’s distant
When your touch don’t feel the same
Bring that woman full attention
Leave the telephone outside
Let her see the man she married
Still has hunger in his eyes
Kiss the place beneath her shoulder
Where the whole week left its weight
Make her feel like Saturday evening
Even when it’s Tuesday late
[Chorus — Stronger, Smokier]
Don’t love her halfway
Don’t bring her heat, then leave her cold
Put some grown-man strength behind it
Give her something she can hold
Love her slow enough to trust you
Deep enough to make her stay
When you put your hands upon that woman
Don’t love her halfway
[Bridge — Gospel-Rooted Climb]
You better stand inside your promise
Put some backbone in your love
Don’t expect complete surrender
If your effort ain’t enough
Bring tenderness with power
Bring intention with desire
Keep her name inside your mouth
While you build that woman’s fire
[Final Chorus — Full Vocal Power]
Don’t love her halfway
Give her everything you claimed
Make her tremble from affection
Make her proud to wear your name
Hold her after passion settles
Don’t get distant, don’t turn strange
A woman gives her best forever
When you don’t love her halfway
[Outro — Soulful Cries and Ad-Libs]
Take your time with her
That’s your woman
Hold her like you mean it
Love her like you need her
Don’t bring no halfway heart
Into a grown woman’s bed
Stand behind your loving
And remember what I said