I'm so glad to be here tonight!
I'm glad to be in your wonderful city!
An I gotta little message for ya
That a friend of mines told me a few years back
Im talkin bout brother, Solomon Burke,
You all know him, don't cha?
These are the words he told me, children:
Everybody, needs somebody, everybody, needs somebody
To love, someone to love, sugar to kiss, sweetheart to miss, now
And a I need a (you, you, you) and I need a (you, you, you)
In the mornin baby, (you, you, you), when the sun goes down
(You, you, you) aint nobody eles around (you, you, you)
Aaww! sometime I feel, feel a lttle sad inside, ah, my baby deceived me
I'll gotta have a love to find
And I need,(you, you, you) someone to see me through (you, you, you)
And to hold my hand (you, you, you) try to make me understand
AAYY! ow! tuh, tuh, tuh, a- talkin bout I need ya, ha
A don't you know I need ya?
I need ya in the mornin, ow! I need ya, tuh, tuh, hey!
Come on, don't ya (I need ya) you know I need ya? Aaw!
Let me hear you say, Yeah!, let me hear you say, Yeah!
Yeah, Yeah! Oh you know I need you (need you) Aw, yeah!
You know I need you, (need you) surely do
Hold my hand, when the sun is goin down
Let me hear ya say Yeah! Aw, yeah! Alright!
My soul is wantin you, Ow!