I've been a restless   For a long, long time   Tryin' to find a home   For this heart of mine      The nights are lonely   And the days are long   It's hard to find a reason   To carry on      But all this searchin'   Is it ever gonna end?   Must I keep on losin'   Again and again?      Tell me, how long can a man be strong?   How long must he carry on?   Without the love of a woman   (Ooh)   To call his own   Tell me, how long can a man be strong?      It's on every man's mind   To find that special girl   Some of them get lucky   But I'm alone in this world      Still I know, she's out there somewhere   So I'm gonna keep on tryin'   Someday I'm gonna find her   It's just a matter of time      As long as I've been waiting   I know she's been waiting, too   Hold on little longer baby   I'm all the way to you      Tell me, how long can a man be strong?   How long must he carry on?   Without the love of a woman   (Ooh)   To call his own   Tell me, how long can a man be strong?   Won't you tell me, how long can a man be strong?      Now ever since this world began   (Ooh)   It takes a woman to make a man   (Ooh)   And I need someone   (Ooh)   Don't you know I need someone, yea?   (Aaa)   Ohh      We were all this searchin'   Is it, is it ever gonna end?   Must I keep on losin'   Again and again and again?      Tell me, how long can a man be strong?   How long must he carry on?   Without the love of a woman   (Ooh)   To call his own   Tell me, how long can a man be strong?   Yea   Ohh, keep on waiting   Ohh, I'm alone   Yea   Yea