[Verse 1]
I thought the world around me
Crumbled into pieces
You were the one to find me
The only one to see it

[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody needs a lifeline
Everybody needs a lifeline

[Chorus]
Without you
I'd be in the throes
Without you
I'd go down in smoke
Without all your lovin'
I'd have nothin'
It's true
What would I do without you?

[Verse 2]
My heart was barely beating
You held my body burning
Now you're the only reason
The tides are finally turning

[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody needs a lifeline
Everybody needs a lifeline

[Chorus]
Without you
I'd be in the throes
Without you
I'd go down in smoke
Without all your lovin'
I'd have nothin'
It's true
What would I do without you?

[Bridge]
I'd be [waiting/wading?]
Sinking down, down down

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
Without you
I'd be in the throes
Without you
I'd go down in smoke
Without all your lovin'
I'd have nothin'
It's true
What would I do without you?