I need You, Lord like a man in the desert
Needs a drink just to help him survive
I need You, Lord, like a fire in the winter
Makes a little cold child come alive

I need You, Lord, when I'm tired of the struggle
And it's too tough to walk all alone
'Cause I just can't make it by myself, by myself
I just can't make it by myself
No, I just can't make it
By myself

It must take a lot just to get my attention
I refuse to say I was wrong
Everything I touched fell apart until
It was gone

I was sittin' in the rubble when I came to my senses
And a voice said, child, let me help
I said, please do, 'cause I just can't make it by myself
(By myself)

I need You, Lord, like a man in the desert
Needs a drink just to help him survive
I need You, Lord, like a fire in the winter
Makes a little cold child come alive

I need You, Lord, when I'm tired of the struggle
And it's too tough to walk all alone
'Cause I just can't make it by myself, by myself
I just can't make it by myself
No, I just can't make it by myself

A man's got to do what a man's got to do
But he doesn't have to do it alone
Well, I did it my way. Let me tell you
It's a dead-end street

I thought it was tough till the goin' got rough
And I thought I lost everything
I admit it, Lord, all I got myself was defeat
(Was defeat)

I need You, Lord like a man in the desert
Needs a drink just to help him survive
I need You, Lord, like a fire in the winter
Makes a little cold child come alive

I need You, Lord, when I'm tired of the struggle
And it's too tough to walk all alone
'Cause I just can't make it by myself, by myself
I just can't make it by myself
No, I just can't make it
By myself

I need You, Lord like a man in the desert
Needs a drink just to help him survive
I need You, Lord, like a fire in the winter
Makes a little cold child come alive

I need You, Lord, when I'm tired of the struggle
And it's too tough to walk all alone
'Cause I just can't make it by myself, by myself
I just can't make it
By myself
No, no, I just can't make it by myself

No, no, no
I just can't make it by myself
By myself