I know you've heard me sing a song that says finally got myself together I record another song that says I want to be loved It's the song that's done me so much good It's the song that says everyday will be like a holiday When my Jesus come carry me home See I was thinking about my father then Who stayed sick for two long years Never will forget the day my father told me He said son, out of all you do Don't forget this, you're gonna need Jesus You're gonna need Jesus to stand by your side Everybody needs somebody sometime Tell them that everybody needs somebody sometime Lord I need you, I need you right now Lord I need you, I need you right now That ain't all he told me He said son, son I know you got your health and strength I don't want you to fail Go down on your knees sometime And thank the Lord for what he is to you He said we got so many people That feel that they don't need nobody But I'm gonna tell you one thing Everybody needs somebody sometime He said everybody needs somebody sometime He told me everybody needs somebody sometime Lord I need you, I need you right now We have little children Running around in the street Some don't even have food to eat Some run around all night long Because they don't know how long Time's been gone Let me tell you this for me The little children they need somebody sometime All the little children they need somebody sometime All the little children they need somebody sometime Lord I need you, I need you right now Lord I need you, I need you right now Lord I need you, I need you right now Lord I need you, I need you right now