Lyrics Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson

You're Going to Need Somebody

When you're lost in the dark and you can't find a way

When the night is so long you don't remember the day

When you're too far gone to hear anybody call

When your last deal left you with nothing at all

You're going to need somebody, you're going to need

somebody

You're going to need the one who was standing and

waiting for you

When nobody wants you, nobody needs you

Nobody loves you, nobody feeds you

When your ship is sinking in the middle of a sea

When they locked you in chains and they've thrown away

the key

You're going to need somebody, you're going to need

somebody

You're going to need the one who was standing and

waiting for you

When you don't live long unless you're fast on your

feet

When they're taking your furniture right out into the

street

When you can't sleep at night for counting cracks on

the wall

When your friends build you up just to watch you fall

You're going to need somebody, you're going to need

somebody

You're going to need the one who was standing and

waiting for you

When you're lost in the dark and you can't find a way

When the night is so long you don't remember the day

When you're too far gone to hear anybody call

When your last deal left you with nothing at all

You're going to need somebody, you're going to need

somebody

You're going to need the one who was standing and

waiting for you

You're going to need the one who was standing and

waiting for you