[Verse 1]
I was a boy
[?]
Girls were girls
Just a bore
Tried to join in the games we played
We would chase them away

[Chorus]
Sometimes a man needs man
To sit and talk
Or a dog to take him on a walk
When a man's lying in the dark
A man needs a woman
La-la-la
A man needs love
A man needs a woman
A man needs love

[Post-Chorus]
Swear I need you, baby
Swear I need your love
That's why I need you, darling
That's why I need you now

[Verse 2]
Now I'm a man
And I need a woman
Nothing rough
But nothing too tough
To join in the game of love
Settle down and find me a wife
[Pre-Chorus]
That's why I need you, baby
That's why I need your love
That's why I need you, darling
That's why I need your love

[Chorus]
Sometimes a man needs man
To sit and talk
Or a dog to take him on a walk
When a man's lying in the dark
A man needs a woman
La-la-la
A man needs love
A man needs a woman
A man needs love

[Post-Chorus]
That's why I need you, darling
That's why I need your loving
That's why I need you, baby
That’s why I need you now