Girl, you know I love you
No matter what you're doin'
And I hope you understand me
Every word I say is true
‘Cause I love you

Baby, I’m thinkin’ of you
Tryin’ to be more of a man for you
And I don’t have much riches
But we gonna see it through
‘Cause I love you

Some men need lots of women
For their passions to feel
But I want only you, girl
If it’s in, if it’s in, if it’s in God’s will
‘Cause I, ‘cause I love you

I, I love you, baby
With all my heart and soul

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh

I love you
I need you
I want you
I need you

Your love makes me grow stronger
It keeps goin’ on, oh, baby
I’m glad I found you
I just love to be around you, oh, baby
You’ve been so good to me oh, baby

You know one time things got so bad until
I had to go to one of my friends and talk to him
And I told him, I said
“You know I’m having problems with the woman that I love
It seems that I call her on the phone and I just can’t get her to answer”

“And then I went to her house and I saw a car parked in the driveway
I knocked on the door, but still my knocks went unanswered
And then I went home and , I watched television until television went off
And then I played my records until
I just didn’t want to hear them anymore
And finally I went to bed, but I found myself waking up a few hours later
And the tears were running down my face”

And my friend told me, he said
“Lenny you just oughta forget about her”
But I told my friend, I said
“You know maybe you’ve never been in love like I’ve been in love
And maybe you’ve never felt the things that I’ve felt”

But this is what I told my friend
I said, “You know, sometimes you get lonely
You get lonely, you get lonely”
And I cry, I cry and the tears would fill up in the wells
In the wells of my eyes, baby

And then it got so bad, it got so bad
Till one time I thought I’d roll myself up in a big ol’ ball and die
And then I met you, darlin’ and you smiled at me
Oh, oh, it was such a pretty smile, yes, it was
And you reached out your hand

You helped me, you helped me, you helped, oh
I’m glad, baby, I’m glad, baby oh, baby
I won't ever leave you, baby
I won't ever grieve you, baby
I’m gonna love you, oh, oh, oh, baby
I’m glad, I’m glad, baby
Oh