[Intro]
'Cause there's a great singer by the name of Roberta Flack
That-that you brought to the limelight
Well, the thing is, the story about Roberta, uh
For years when I'd, when I'd go to Washington
The guy that owned the club there, a very good friend of mine
Told me, Tony would say, "You gotta get this girl, Roberta"
And you know, you hear this everywhere you go, but Tony's a little–
I said, "Well, you know," and then he kept telling me
So finally I came into Washington, we had to work thеn, I came in two days early
And she was giving a concеrt, and whew, that was it
I went back and got all my taping equipment
Recorded her myself

[Verse 1]
When somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you
All the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you
All the way

[Refrain]
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
And deeper than the deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes if it's real
[Verse 2]
When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you
All the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in-between years
Come what may

[Chorus]
Who knows where the road will lead us?
Only a fool would say
But if you let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you
All the way

[Instrumental Break]

[Refrain]
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
And deeper than the deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes if it's real

[Verse 3]
And when somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you
All the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in-between years
Come what may
[Chorus]
Who knows where the road will lead us?
Only a fool would say
Hm, but if you let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you
All the way

[Outro]
All the way

[Spoken Outro]
She's music, she is music, she is
And all those things I was talking about before, about feeling and communication, she has it all
And it's, it's, just happens when you are trying to do all these things
Which a lot of people are doing, and trying to do
But maybe I'm not as equipped as someone like Roberta, you know, who has a beautiful voice
And when you hear it, man, you're just ready to do whatever she says
You say, "Hey, I'm with you, baby," you know