Yo heh heh tell him it's like uhh you know uhh   Sweet sweet tell him      Let me be patient let me be kind   Make me unselfish without being blind   Though I may suffer I'll envy it not   And endure what comes   Cause he's all that I got and   tell him...      Tell him I need him [yeah]   Tell him I love him [tell him]   And it'll be alright   *Background singing* Telll himmm be alright be alright   Tell him tell him I need him   Tell him I love him   It'll be alright      Now I may have faith to make mountains fall   But if I lack love then I am nothin' at all   I can give away everything I possess   But left without love then I have no happiness   I know I'm imperfect [I know I'm imperfect]   & not without sin [& not without sin]   But now that I'm older all childish things end   and tell him...      Tell him I need him [yeah]   Tell him I love him [tell him]   And it'll be alright   *Background singing* Telll himmm be alright be alright   Tell him tell him I need him   Tell him I love him   It'll be alright      Bridge   I'll never be jealous   And I won't be too kind   Cause love is not boastful   Oooh and loveis not loud   Tell him I need him   Tell him I love him   Everything's gonna be alright [w/ adlibs]   Oooh oooh yeah yeah aww yeah      Now I may have wisdom and knowledge on Earth   But if I speak wrong then what is it worth?   See what we now know is nothing compared   to the love that was shown when our lives were spared   and tell him...      Tell him I need him [yeah]   Tell him I love him [tell him]   And it'll be alright   *Background singing* Telll himmm be alright be alright   Tell him tell him I need him   Tell him I love him   It'll be alright