chorus
Woman, I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
African woman, you're the one I adore
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
And when you're with me, I feel so safe and secure
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
I give you all I've got, and I'm sure
Woman, I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
verse
Don't you matter what people might say
Black woman, you're my everything (my everything)
I need you, girl, every night and day
To give you my love, that's the very thing
verse
Friends, come and tell you words
Listen, girlfriend, I'm the one that you deserve
So let me take you by your hands
Both of us will walk this earth, love come first
Don't you know what life really worth?
chorus
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
African woman, you're the one I adore
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
Royal black woman, she clean and pure
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before) whoa-oh, aye!
Woman, I need you (I need you), whoa-oh! (like never before) whoa, whoa, aye
verse
And so I cast, all wicked asunder
Cut off all fluttering lips and all teeth of plunder
Absence make the heart grow fonder
Woman, you'll increase my children in number
chorus
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
Royal woman, you're the one I adore
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
To keep and care you, I'm so sure
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
verse
You're the one with whom I share my feelings
I'll pick the flowers as they bloom
I'll meet in your room with words of greetings
Oh, love and honesty, baby girl, there's no cheating
verse
I'll give you perfect love and security
Burn the hate and grudge, that's for surety
You need my loving baby girl here it is
Things we do bring me memories
chorus
Woman, I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
African woman, you're the one I adore
I need you (I need you), like never before
I need this girl like never before!
verse
Even though, that I'm a rebel
Black woman I say, I'll make you comfortable
Treat you right, and I'll be so honorable
This yah lion yah is unconquerable, whoa-oh, oh!
verse
Need my loving? Here it is, girlfriend
Things we do, I say, it brings me memories, whoa!
From the first day I met you
outro
Woman, I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
African woman, you're the one I adore
I need you (I need you), like never before (like never before)
African princess, she's safe and secure
Writer(s): Bobby Dixon, Dalton Anthony Browne, Miguel Collins, Paul Henton, Dave Richards, Bradley Brown