Iīm so glad to be here tonight!

Iīm 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

Iīm talkinī bout brother, Solomon Burke,

You all know him, donīt 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 morninī baby, (you, you, you), when the sun goes down

(You, you, you) ainīt nobody eles around (you, you, you)

AAAWWW! sometime I feel, feel a lttle sad inside, ah, my baby deceived me

Iīll 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- talkinī bout I need ya, ha

A donīt you know I need ya?

I need ya in the morninī, ow! I need ya, tuh, tuh, hey!

Come on, donīt 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! (fades)....