[Verse]
Whoa, the last time that I saw you
Child, I know, no, you didn't say a word
And I knew, darling as I looked into your eyes
That my feelings, oh, they'd never been heard

Well, I'm talking to you about love
Did you hear me, I said love
Because it's got to be such a long, long, way
From denying, from denying

And I say, don't say no, no, no to me no more
And I believed in you all the time
Honey, until I found out, you know, that I was so wrong
Won't you try and build a life with you
Guess I should've known it, I guess I should've known it all along

Oh, oh, oh, oh, let me hold you just once more
Babe, I ask you just once more
Because it's got to be such a long, long way from crying
And I been crying and I got tears in my eyes

Yeah, but don't you know when you love somebody that's so precious
They can never, never, never be had very cheaply
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
You're going to have to pay your dues
And sometimes, sometimes I guess you're bound to lose
Hey, but that's the way
You're going to learn, learn, learn to love deeply

Now oh God, I wish I could explain that myself
Because I know that it's my fault, too
It's so easy to hurt you, darling
It's so hard, it's hard not to do

And I know that you showed me a new life
And you'll always, you'll always be my friend
Yeah, but I don't think, honey, that I can keep from trying
And I'll be trying and I been crying for you, baby
Yes, I have now

Well, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
What would I do without you, child?
I'm afraid that I can't say
But I hope, honey, that when you will remember
Lord, it'll be, it'll be such a sunny day

Now, now, now, now, good-bye
I'll see you sometime
And don't be worried, everything's just fine
Babe, I don't think
That I can keep from dying
And I've been dying
I say now every day I die a little bit, babe
I say now every day I lose me someone in my heart
I've been lonely, lonely, look around baby
I said now I can't help myself
I can't help myself

[Outro]
I got to find him, got to, I got to need him
Because I got to find my man, find my baby
Because I got to, got to, got to, got to
Got to, got to, got to, got to, yeah, got to
Got to, got to, got to, oh my Lord I got to
Help me now, now, now, now
Help me, babe, yeah, yeah, yeah
Whoa, Lord, Lord Lord Lord!!
Whoa, Lord, Lord Lord Lord!!
Whoa, Lord, Lord Lord Lord!!