She stood outside   In the middle of the night   Looking so far away   As far as she could see   Where the sky meets the land   Looking for answers   Her life is falling apart   Her marriage is on the rocks   She thinks about her mother   She thinks about her children   She thinks about the church   And everybody that thought   They had it made in heaven   Suddenly the comfort   In the house don' t mean nothing   All she needs is some loving   In her life   Oh God         Chorus:   Put a little love   In my world         In her mind   The dream is still alive   But if you ask me   I can' t tell you right now   It' s a losing battle   Her mother told her   About this time   The vows she took   Were a mere formality   But in her life   They became a reality   And by the look of things   She' s fighting a losing battle   Joleen is about to take her man   Why do bad things happen   To good people?   She thinks about her mother   She thinks about her children   She thinks about the church   Suddenly the money in the house   Don' t mean nothing   All she needs is love         Chorus:   till fade