She wakes before the sun climbs in
Coffee breath and quiet skin
Traces the scar on his shoulder blade
Like it's a map she's always known how to read
She don't say much, never needed to
Every silence says "I choose you"
He thinks he's the strong one
Carrying the weight alone
But she's the reason the house don't feel like stone
When a woman loves a man
She don't love him like the movies say
She loves him on the ordinary days
When the bills stack high and the sky is gray
She loves him in the dishes in the sink
In the 2 a.m. fever, in the missing pink sock
When a woman loves a man
She loves him steady, loves him quiet
Loves him loud when the world goes silent
That's how she loves
When a woman loves a man
He forgets the anniversary again
She just smiles, pulls out the good plates anyway
Pours the wine like it's the first time
Dances barefoot in the kitchen light
He laughs, says "Baby, how do you do that?"
She says "I just never stopped seeing you"
He thinks he's the lucky one
But luck don't hold you when you're coming undone
When a woman loves a man
She don't need fireworks every night
She builds a fire that burns just right
Through the fights and the making up slow
Through the hospital rooms and the letting go
When a woman loves a man
She loves him broken, loves him whole
Loves him when he don't love himself at all
That's how she loves
When a woman loves a man
It ain't always pretty, it ain't always kind
Sometimes it's crying in the car outside
Sometimes it's "I can't do this" at 3 am
But she stays, and that's the difference in the end
When a woman loves a man
She gives him roots when he only brought wings
Turns a house to a home with the little things
Years roll by and the mirror don't lie
But her eyes still say "You're still my guy"
When a woman loves a man
It's the strongest thing this world will ever understand
Quiet, fierce, and forever
That's how she loves
When a woman loves a man
Yeah, that's how she loves
When a woman loves a man