(Love is the thing you need) Ooh, I know a fortune teller A very freaky fella How 'bout you like me to tell ya (Love is the thing you need) Let me say now A family physician Gave me a prescription For a nice disposition (Love is the thing you need) So, when all your frustrations Don't receive no medication How bad you feel Oh, it's just unreal Oh, you can't get no satisfaction When your mind is overacting And you don't give your self the love you need (So get on up) And get down, down, down With some good ol' funky, funky love (Love is the thing you need) Fellas (Love is the thing you need) Ah, hit it Make you feel so good Make your body shake like crazy Give yourself a get and go, yeah (Love is the thing you need) The midnight hour (Love is the thing you need) (Love is the thing you need) (Love is the thing you need) Sing it again (Love is the thing you need) (Love is the thing you need) When that somebody finds you down (Love is the thing you need) Love comes up from underground (Love is the thing you need) Oh, love (Oh, love) Yeah, some people they don't know That it's the only way to go If you wanna live a happy, happy life yeah, yeah Oh, there ain't no doubt about it We just can't live without it No we can't, no we can't Sing it to me children (Love is the thing you need) One more time, yeah (Love is the thing you need) Sing it, yeah Once a day, twice a day, everyday (Love is the thing you need) What you say now Once a day, twice a day, good God, everyday (Love is the thing you need) You gotta, gotta have love You gotta, gotta have love You gotta, gotta have love Y'all know what I'm talkin' about (Love is the thing you need) You gotta, gotta have love You gotta, gotta have love You gotta, gotta have love (Love is the thing you need) Don't you stop, don't you stop