Story Behind The Song

Part of the plot of the Paper Fortune$ stage musical

Song Description

Mary Lou Foster's love for her husband, Johnny, has finally gone

Lyrics

I?ve Loved a Man
I?ve loved a man whose real loves now
Are asset-stripping and Corporate power
Taking over family Trees
Hacking inheritance by degrees
Sadly now both rich and greedy,
Disrespecting the poor and needy

I forgot and forgave, but now I won?t
I used to love him, but now I don?t!
I deny the profits of sideways shuffles
I defy the power of a man who ruffles
Feathers wherever he dallies to meddle
Seeking shares to plunder and peddle

I forgot and forgave, but now I won?t
I used to love him, but now I don?t!

Why do I feel the way I feel
What was the eye to eye appeal
Mere flirtation or something real
Why do I feel the crazy way I feel?

Who is the one I met tonight
Whose eyes met mine at every sight
Whose handshake drew me so close, so tight
Who is the one who touched my heart tonight

I?ll sleep with this moment in my mind
And in my dreams, so hope to find contentment