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Lately I've been having evil dreams,
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I wake up in a cold blue glare
I run the tape back in my mind,
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wonderin' if I took the wrong road somewhere.
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Searching for the truth the way God designed it,
Well, the real truth is that I may be afraid to find it
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Well I need a woman, all right
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Need a woman, every night.
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To be with me and know me as I am,
To show me the kind of love that don't have to be condemned
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And I want you to be that woman Yes, I do
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(every day, be that woman every way)
I've had my eyes on you baby for five long years, Well, you probably don't know me at all, but I have seen your laughter and I've seen your tears. A tell-tale heart will show itself to anybody near There's always some new stranger in the night To lend a sympathetic ear.
Well I need a woman to be my own Need a woman that's mine alone. Seen you in the doorway, I seen your in the park, Seen you in the sunshine, I seen you in the dark. And I want you to be that woman. (Oh oh oh, Be that woman every way).
You keep listening to something long enough you just bound to believe that it's true. You know there's some things that you put up, it's gonna come back on you That which is not permanent don't last Whatever's waiting in the future could be what you're running from in the past
I need a woman, [ah pull up] Need a woman, drinking from the same cup Someone who likes simple things, is not afraid to bend Someone who don't make herself up to make every man her friend And I want you to be that woman (every day, be that woman every way)
Don't know what you got that I want, Don't know what I got to give Don't know how much time I've got, don't know how long I live The rebellion in my soul - why was it created? To blur the focus of my mind and keep me isolated
But I need a woman, ain't no crime Need a woman, all the time To see the promised land with me as the time goes by To rule my heart with sweetness and boldness from on high And I want you to be that woman, Yes I do Be that woman straight and true.
Version from Springtime in New York
It’s been raining in my mouth all day
Dripping down to my clothes
My patience it is wearing thin,
I’ve got fire inside my toes
Searching for the truth the way God has designed it,
Well, the real truth is that I may be afraid to find it
Well I need a woman, all right
Need a woman, oh, I don’t feel right.
See me as I am,
to show me the kind of love that doesn’t have to be condemned
And I want you to be that woman
(every way, be that woman every day)
I’ve had my eyes on you baby
for five long years,
you probably don’t know me at all,
but I have seen your laughter and I’ve seen your tears.
You don’t frighten me,
I’m not so demanding.
You look like it wouldn’t hurt you none
to have a man of understanding
Well I need a woman oh so much
Need a woman, drinking from the same cup
Seen you standing on the corner
Seen you sitting down in the park
Ive seen you standing in the sunshine,
I seen you sleeping in the dark.
And I want you to be that woman, yes I do.
be that woman (yes I do).
Well, if you keep hearing some things long enough,
you just begin naturally believe it’s true
You know, there’s a wall that can’t fall
And there’s a wall you can walk right through
Oh well, all that which is not permanent can’t last
Can’t place your hopes in the future
if you got to avoid the past
And I need that woman to be my queen.
Need that woman, black, white, yellow, brown, blue or green
Somebody who likes simple things,
is not afraid to bend
Somebody who don’t make herself up
just to be seen by other men
And I want you to be that woman, yes I do.
be that woman (yes I do).
I got some unanswered questions
in my mind that’s taking place
I wanna put the searchlight aflame on you,
wanna explore your face.
The rebellion in me now,
why was it created?
To blur the focus of my eyes
and keep me isolated.
Well, I need a woman, ain’t no crime
Need a woman, all the time
Get back, the falseness,
Get back, world!
I know a virtuous woman is hard to find, but they
can’t be obsolete, well
I want you to be that woman, yes I do.
be that woman, yes I do.