Since the day I lost you, girl
 I just can't face the world
 I can't help feeling kinda small

 I let you go one day
 But now I ain't ashamed to say
 That I need you
 I know that I need you

 For without your love
 I'm just no good at all

 I guess I lost my head
 I know I must have said
 A lot of things to make you cry

 I made myself a lonely man
 But now I've come to understand
 That I need you
 I tell you, I need you
 And I'm gonna keep repeating to you
 Till the day I die, oh

 I need you to confide in
 (Yes, I do)
 I need you to take pride in
 (Yes, I do)

 I need your shoulder to cry on
 (Yes, I do)
 You're all I got to rely on
 And that's why I need you

 Oh, baby, baby, baby
 Take me back again
 I couldn't admit it to you, baby
 But now I'm saying

 I need you
 I know that I need you