We Don’t Need It

Lyrics

(Verse 1) I was afraid to get out of the car So I just sat there, I just sat there How was I gonna tell them that I'd lost my job I gotta go in there, I'm goin' in there So we gathered round the table and I told them the news But the looks of desperation nearly broke me in two (Verse 2) Son I know you want them running shoes They're gonna have to wait, they're gonna have to wait And darlin' I know you wanted that dress in the window We're gonna get it, it just won't be now Then my little girl looked up at me with those big round eyes And the words that she told me almost made me cry (Chorus) She said, we don't need it, we can do without it We're gonna make it, no doubt about it We're gonna stick together, make it better We don't need it, all we need is you (Verse 3) My son said, daddy, I got sixteen dollars I want you to take it, I want you to take it The next door neighbor asked me to rake the leaves I'm gonna do it, I'm sure gonna do it 'Cause I wanna help you out anyway I can And it's about time that I learn to be a man (Verse 4) And my wife said, darlin, we got all this stuff Just sittin' there (just sittin' there), just sittin' there Like Grandma's china and her sterling silverware It's just sittin' there (just sittin' there) gatherin' dust And ever since she passed away, we ain't used it yet So let's put it out in the front yard and see what we can get (Chorus) She said, we don't need it, we can do without it We're gonna make it, no doubt about it We're gonna stick together, make it better We don't need it, all we need is you (Bridge) Days and weeks and months went by Big boss called in the nick of time And I got my check and I brought it home Yeah it's been tough, but we've been blessed You're gonna get them shoes and that brand new dress (Chorus) But you know, we don't need it, we can do without it We're gonna make it, no doubt about it We're gonna stick together, make it better We don't need it, all we need is you You know, we don't need it, we can do without it We're gonna make it, no doubt about it We're gonna stick together, make it better We don't need it, all we need is you All we need is you