Oh oh oh   (A woman's gotta have it)   (A woman's gotta have it)      Do the things that keep a smile on her face   Say the words that make her feel better everyday   You betcha better keep on your p's and q's   If you don't, your woman you could easily lose      Oh, I had love, a true love and I lost it   And no one seems to understand   About the pain that it cost me   A woman's gotta have it, I believe      She's got to know that she's needed around   When you kiss her, you got to make her feel it   She wants to know that she's not walking on shaky ground   When you miss her, you got to be 4-realin'   Make her know that she's needed around      Don't take for granted the smile upon her face   Check a little bit closer, you might find a tear trace   Maybe the little girl never said a mufflin' word   But she's got to know that her voice is heard      Oh, I had love, a true love and I lost it   And no one seems to understand   About the pain that it cost me   A woman's gotta have it, I believe that I should know      She's got to know that she's needed around   When you kiss her, you got to make her feel it   She wants to know that she's not walking on shaky ground   When you miss her, you got to be 4-realin'   Make her know that she's needed around      Oh, I had love, a true love and I lost it   Now I'm sufferin' all this pain   That the true love cost me   A woman's gotta have it, I believe that I should know      She's got to know that she's needed around   When you kiss her, you got to make her feel it   She wants to know that she's not walking on shaky ground   When you miss her, you got to be 4-realin'   Make her know that she's needed around