I need something, I need some sweet thing   I need something to help me get on, help me get on by   Love thing      Sometimes I feel like I`ve been trapped in a container   Pushed through a strainer, but I ain`t no complainer   Think I`m going crazy, there, now I`m insaner   What could be plainer, it`s a no-brainer      The truth is always wherever you find it   Throw back the curtain, see what`s behind it   Look hard at life and the ties that bind it   Day after day we must be reminded      Everything I had is gone, it`s so dark it must be dawn   Where`s that reason to go, reason to go on and on      Give what you ain`t got to give, lord have mercy on me   Drinkin` up blood and sweat and tears, I ain`t afraid to ask   Give it to me love thing, well being      Why do I always look down when I want to look up   Why do I shake somebody down when I`m feelin` shook up   Why do I wander around when I want to hook up   Why am I puttin` it down when I wanna pick up      One of these days I`m gonna make my decision   And act upon it while I still got volition   But I`ve got so many ideas in collision,   It makes it hard to be a man with a mission      I need something, I need some sweet thing   I need something to help me get on, help me get on by   I need something to clear my head   I need something to warm my bed   I need something, some sweet thing   Everything I had is gone, it`s so dark it must be dawn   Where`s that reason to go, reason to go on and on      Tell me lies, I know the truth but tell me lies   Just like a breath of fresh air blowin` through my lonely spirit   Love thing, well being   Love thing