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