Everybody wants somebody Everybody wants somebody to love Everybody needs somebody Everybody needs somebody to love And I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you Everybody wants somebody Everybody wants somebody to kiss Everybody needs somebody Everybody needs somebody to kiss And I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you Everybody wants somebody Everybody wants somebody to love Everybody needs somebody Everybody needs somebody to love And I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you I need you, you, you I need you The original Solomon Burke version had a spoken introduction (included in the Rolling Stones cover version) and a more ad-lib structure generally. I'm so happy to be here tonight So glad to be in your wonderful city And I have a little message for you And I want to tell every woman and every man tonight That's ever needed someone to love That's ever had somebody to love them That's ever had somebody to understand them That's ever had someone that needs their love all the time Somebody that's with them when they're up
Somebody that's with them when they're down If you've had yourself somebody like this you'd better hold on to them 'Cause let me tell you something Sometimes you get what you want And you lose what you have And there's a song I sing And I believe if everybody was to sing this song You'd save the whole world Listen to me Everybody needs somebody Everybody wants somebody to love Honey, to love, yeah Sugar to kiss Baby to miss now, yeah Baby to tease Sometimes I feel And I need (you, you, you) And I need (you, you, you) In the morning, baby (you, you, you) When the sun go down (you, you, you) Ain't nobody around, sugar (you, you, you) Oh, listen to me Sometimes I feel like I feel a little sad inside My baby mistreating me And I can get a little, little mad But I need (you, you, you) Just to see me through (you, you, you) Somebody to hold my hand (you, you, you) When I feel a little lonely (you, you, you) Let me hear you say yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah) Everybody Let me hear you say yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah) I just want one woman to stand up tonight and say I love you I want somebody to be with me tonight I just want to hear her say "I love you" I want to hear her say "I love you"