THE WOMAN I NEED (HONKY TONK MIND) WRITERS TOMMY BLAKE, CARL ADAMS Oh, the woman I got is sweet indeed But the woman I got ain't the woman I need 'Cause the woman I need she gotta want a big time Gotta be like me and have a honky tonk mind If this fits you don't sit there lookin' Jump overhere we'll start things a-cookin' The night's still young and there's plenty of time To demonstrate the powers of a honky tonk mind Well there's one thing wrong with every gal I know When midnight comes, they all gotta go Well it just gets started and I wanta unwind Gotta find me a gal with a honky tonk mind

I know there's somethin' in your eyes I know there's somethin' in your smile It makes me feel like loosin' all my thoughts tonight, Baby! Every day I read between the lines Every night I'm searching for your signs You belong to heaven's gate Angel of hope I need you You're always on my mind That's all you left behind My love will last eternally I need you Like no one else before You're all that I adore My love will last eternally I need you Oh, I need you Ooh, like no one else before So many things I failed to do One thousand miles I'd run for you You're still the only one I ever need, Baby! Every day I read between the lines Every night I'm waiting for your signs You belong to heaven's gate Angel of hope I need you You're always on my mind That's all you left behind My love will last eternally I need you Like no one else before You're all that I adore My love will last eternally I need you Between the lines Every night I'm waiting for your signs You belong to heaven's gate Angel of hope I need you You're always on my mind That's all you left behind My love will last eternally I need you Like no one else before You're all that I adore My love will last eternally I need you Oh, I need you Ooh, like no one else before So many things I failed to do One thousand miles I'd run for you You're still the only one I ever need, Baby! Every day I read between the lines Every night I'm waiting for your signs You belong to heaven's gate Angel of hope I need you You're always on my mind That's all you left behind My love will last eternally I need you Like no one else before You're all that I adore My love will last eternally I need you I need you I need you I need you You're always on my mind That's all you left behind My love will last eternally I need you Like no one else before You're all that I adore My love will last eternally I need you You're always on my mind That's all you left behind My love will last eternally I need you Like no one else before You're all that I adore My love will last eternally I need you

I used to cry myself to sleep at night But that was all before she came I thought love had to hurt to turn out right But now she's here and it's not the same, just not the same She fills me up, she gives me love More love than I've ever seen She's all I got, she's all I got in this world But she's all the woman I need, I need, I, I needed And in the morning when I kiss her eyes She takes me down and she rocks me slow, yeah And in the evening when the moon is high She holds me close and she won't let go, she won't let go She fills me up, she gives me love More love than I've ever seen She's all I got, she's all I got in this world But she's all the woman that I need, yeah yeah, my need Yeah yeah and I, and I, and I want the world to know She fills me up, she gives me love Bringing me more love than I've ever seen She's all I've got, she's all I've got in the whole world But she's all the woman that I need She fills me up, she's the woman I love, woman I love, woman I love And I've never, never seen, no way True Lord, in this world But she's all the woman that I need She fills me up She's in love again

Yeah man, I and I shall not be afraid of ten thousand of heathen that surround and I and I round about Yeah man me know say who de heathen ah go dwell in ah drought Woh, ow, yeah No harm shall come upon thy children, yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, yow Not even what tell Babylon say give me life ah me-e more ah mi friends, woh, oh, ow Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do me wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Whenever, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong, ay! The powers of Jah, yow Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Stand firm, Rastafari live forever more I and I know King Selassie shall come in the dark The likes of the poor want more Remember House of Parliament, did fi bun To do good, dey all ignore, ay! Ghetto youth watch it dey mi go lick down satan We need some food, some clothes, all good education, repatriation right now Ow! No harm shall come upon our children, Pharaoh Remember not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, oh yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence, well Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Bun Prime Minister, bun down de soap Me gon' bun police in ah him brutal soup No call me no dan, fire pon dope Me ah de living rastaman from King Solomon root Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Ohh! Yeah, ow Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh!

Just make yourself prepare I'm travelling over borders and frontier I and I nature is clear Watch yah nuh? Ghetto youths... There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Ethiopia she now stretch forth So King Selassie no more rockin' ah di boat Things ah get red inna di western coast And nuff ah dem ah dead you might think seh ah joke Dem have dem money and still dem cyaan float I come fi separate di sheep from di goat Look inna di heap fi see who ah bust di throat Give them di chalice and them end up ah choke Cyaan burn di herbs dem run gone snort coke If ah yah di fire then ah who have the smoke? Give di youth di culture cause ah it mi ah promote Dem must come together Ras Tafari ah nuh joke Nuh tek no talk There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Be still cause wi know dem gone Jah gimme di herb mi plant food and corn Di youth come first so mi nah lef' di farm I till di dirt den wah mek dem ah scorn? Babylon be still unnu allow mi mek mi gwaan Up pon di hill nuh dirty work mi no perform Trod dem yah journey get redder then warm Di youth stop cut all the slave master lawn Nuh do nothin fi get di bloody money inna wi palm Wi nah stand calm There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Cho! Di whole ah di honor give di youth better-ment Educate them right fi dem upliftment I nuh settlers nuh give I no settlement I run di palace this ah bigger judgement What's the result from your conference? No solution yuh confuse, you and yuh friends Babylon laws come to an end Babylon the fake going down again Lightning message slap England Burn dem to ashes dem ah pollute Jah land Lightning message up inna di Pentagon Fight dem ah fight fi King Selassie position Tek dem yah message to di Ithiopian Tell dem Emperor Selassie is di Almighty Man Lightning message fi every nation To King Selassie bows di generation There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie