For once in my life

I have someone who needs me

Someone I needed so long

For once unafraid

I can go where life leads me

And somehow I know I'll be strong

For once I can touch

What my heart used to dream of

Long before I knew

Ooh, ooh, ooh, someone like you

Would ever dream of makin' my dreams come true

For once in my life

I won't let sorrow hurt me

Not like it's hurt me before, oh

For once I have something I know won't desert me

'Cause I'm not alone anymore

For once I can say

This is mine, you can't take it

Long as I know I've got love I can make it

For once in my life

I've got that someone who needs me

Mmm...hmm...hmm...

For once I can say

This is sho' nuff mine, you can't take it

Long as I know I've got love I can make it

For once in my life

I've got that someone who needs me

Oh, yes, he does

I've got that someone who needs me

He told me this mornin' that he needed me

Mmm...mmm...I believe