Lord, it's hard to do without a man in the house
Last night I needed a man so bad, I couldn't sleep at all
I couldn't hardly wait for it to be morning
Then the kids would go to school
Then I'd roll over in bed and play a little game

If you had to have one man, just one man in your life
Who would it be?
No, it wouldn't be the first one
And he was so surprised to find out that I
That I had never been before
And I wouldn't take Mister Big shot, either
Have another drink, girl
But the one that I would want to keep

I know who that would be
The one who first took me during my time
That I was hurting
No, I said, we gotta wait
But he touched me
Oh, so gentle
Oh, so gentle, gentle

He just relaxed me on out, now she's flowing, he said
Beautiful, beautiful river
Beautiful, beautiful woman river
And I love him for that
Nobody could ever tell me anything bad about that man
Deep in the night, I remember
There I am reaching for you
Wanting to turn to you
That's all I want, oh, so much
Deep in the night I need you to touch me, deep in the night
I wait for daylight
But daytime always gets blue
But when the Sun go down, that's when I feel cold and old

Deep in the night, I need you to hold me
I read a book and I think about you
I put it down and I think about you
Make some coffee and I think about you
Wash out the cup and I think about you
Nine o'clock and I think about you
Go to work and I think about you
I punch my pillow and I think, I think about you

Deep in the night I get lonely
Why don't I try someone new?
It didn't work out
Don't I know because I know I tried
Deep in the night I need you, I need you beside me yeah
I need you deep in the night