[Verse]
I'm the keeper of your heart
I keep the flame when we're apart
And I'm a lover in your arms
Or a baby soft and warm

[Verse]
I'm a hero in your eyes
I'm a comfort when you cry
When you hurt me, I'm your fool
But I'm nothin' without you

[Chorus: Earle and Harris]
No, I'm nothin' without you
It don't matter what I do
If I win or if I lose
Sweetheart, I'm nothin' without you

[Verse]
I'm a beacon in the night
To show the way until it's light
I'm a stumbler in the dark
And I can't say what's in my heart

[Verse: Earle and Harris]
I'm a poet just the same
Every time I speak your name
I'm just a shadow when I'm blue
But I'm nothin' without you
[Chorus: Earle and Harris]
No, I'm nothin' without you
It don't matter what I do
If I win or if I lose
Sweetheart, I'm nothin' without you