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 every day
  U betcha better keep on your P's and Q's
  If U don't, your woman U could easily lose
    Oh, I had love, a true love and I lost it
  And no one seems 2 understand about the pain that it cost me
  A woman's gotta have it, I believe
  She's got 2 know that she's needed around
  When U kiss her, U got 2 make her feel it
  She wants 2 know that she's not walking on shaky ground
  When U miss her, U got 2 be 4-realin'
  Make her know that she's needed around
    Don't take 4 granted the smile upon her face
  Check a little bit closer, U might find a tear trace
  Maybe the little girl never said a mufflin' word
  But she's got 2 know that her voice is heard
    Oh, I had love, a true love and I lost it
  And no one seems 2 understand about the pain that it cost me
  A woman's gotta have it, I believe that I should know
  She's got 2 know that she's needed around
  When U kiss her, U got 2 make her feel it
  She wants 2 know that she's not walking on shaky ground
  When U miss her, U got 2 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 2 know that she's needed around
  When U kiss her, U got 2 make her feel it
  She wants 2 know that she's not walking on shaky ground
  When U miss her, U got 2 be 4-realin'
  Make her know that she's needed around
    A woman's gotta have it (A woman's gotta have it) {repeat 2 fade}