Well, well, well   Well, well, well, well   Oh baby, listen to me      Just got laid off from work today   I can't go home, what am I gonna say?   Guess I'll go to the local bar, toss up a few   Tell the bartender what I'm going through      He said, "You got a good woman   She gon' catch you when you fall   So instead of giving me an earful   Here's a quarter, you need to call her"   So, here I am baby      If tonight I cry, oh baby   I need you to be strong   Will you be my shoulder, oh baby   Girl, you are my backbone, my backbone   And I'm falling apart      My little boy birthday is coming, yeah   And he want that PlayStation 2, yes he do   What am I gonna tell him   Gotta save 'cause the rent is due, the rent is due      You say, you'll get another job, yes you do girl   But I won't put you through that   Just hold me close tonight, say everything will be alright   I just need to know, I need to know you got my back      So if tonight I cry, oh I cry   I need you to be strong   Will you be my shoulder, my shoulder?   Girl, you are my backbone, my backbone   And I'm falling apart      Girl, I know, it's really messed up   I think the Lord is trying to test us, yes he is   Better half never meant so much to me   Like any real man I want my family to have everything and anything   But I`m struggling to get on my feet      If tonight I cry, oh baby   I need you to be strong baby   Girl, you're my shoulder   Baby, you're my backbone, my backbone   And this man is falling apart      I don't wanna cry, so I need you to be strong   For the kids and the family, you can't let 'em see us down   'Cause you know, they gon' kick ya when ya down and out   See nobody wants you, nobody even cares      If tonight I cry   I need you to be strong   Will you be my shoulder?