No Choice in the Matter Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

We'll say a friend of mine
A fella I know real well
Came to me on Friday, he had a story to tell
I've heard it a thousand times
But this one hit close to home
'Cause the woman who left him I've taken for my own

Love leaves you no choice in the matter
There ain't a damn thing sadder
Than a man in the throes of something real
The woman who lays down beside you
She can't help or hide you
It don't matter how she wants to feel

So I bought him a round or two
And gave him a talking to
I said, "Boy, you can't let yourself get so far"
But you can't tell a man a thing
When he's picking out diamond rings
And you yourself don't know who you are

Love leaves you no choice in the matter
There ain't a damn thing sadder
Than a man in the throes of something real
The woman who lays down beside you
She can't help or hide you
Don't matter how she wants to feel