You can do what you want to do You can be who you want to be Just remember that me and you Ain't all there is to bein' free People need love People need trust People need one another And that means us My sugar baby Oh, believe me sugar baby Everyone knows that it ain't easy But when you get it all together in your heart It's the easiest thing to do to be pleasin' Folks ain't made to live apart People need love People need trust People need one another And that means us Oh, sugar babe You may sing it now sugar baby Sugar babe You may sing it now sugar baby Let yourself be open honey learn to bend Remember everyone gets scared But I'm still your best friend When you forget about yourself And think of things to do To make me happy then you love me girl Like I love you How do turtles talk to one another They just look, there's no reason to cower Just like people they're drawn to each other They don't live in no ivory tower People need love People need trust People need one another And that means us My sugar baby Come on now sugar baby You know you hear me sugar baby Come on sweet Rita You're my sugar baby Believe me sugar baby So close, then again so far away Where are the answers, I hear them everyday Lovin' you from a distance Never did make it anyway So close, then again so far away Here come little Miss Bright Eyes Socking it to me everyday I got to get next to the girl or I got to get away