I need you, babe
Yeah, you know it's true
I need a woman
That won't play me for no fool

When things go wrong
Yeah, baby
Yeah child sometimes I cry for you
Yeah babe I'm gonna cry for you

A man needs a woman
To tell his troubles to
I swear don't you know
Babe yes it's you

When things go wrong
Yeah, baby
Yeah child I cry for you
Don't you know I love you baby? I'm gonna cry for you

You got a good woman
I want you to take her everywhere you go
Please treat her kinda gentle
Babe just so she'll know

When things go wrong
Yeah, baby
Yeah babe I'm gonna cry for you
I'm gonna shed tears child, I'm gonna cry for you
Now won't you cry

We're all telling the truth now, darling...
It's the blues now...

Now I want you all to stand up right now and put your hands on the woman that you love...

When things go wrong
Yeah, baby
It's gonna... it's gonna make me cry for you
Yeah child, I'm gonna cry for you

You know... people always asking me: "Big Fat, why you always sing a sad sad song"? Well, you know... I have me a little girl in Cleveland... you know, it's heard to makes me sing... this here song... I told her... when you need somebody to call your own... I'll be your leading post when you come home... just , darling, when you get yourself together... yeah child don't you know I'm gonna cry for you?

Well that's my story
Yeah I just told you, babe

Loneliness won't

When things go wrong
Yeah, baby
I'll cry for you
Don't you know child I'm gonna cry for you?