(Chorus) I don’t really need nobody caring for me, Just my baby, it’s my baby and me, I don’t need no substitutes, no perfect guarantee, It's still my baby, just my baby and me Love is tender, love is pure, Love is poison, love’s the cure, Tell me baby, are you really really sure? Are you sure you’re really sure? Will you love me when I’m grey, And the tides of time have washed away all the beauty that you knew would never stay, Because beauty never stays. (Chorus) The men before you bled me dry, Wrung the tears out of my eyes, A man like you, such a bittersweet surprise, Oh such a sweet surprise. So, be my love and I’ll be yours, Help me handle the applause, Cause I’m an emerald with many many flaws, oh so many flaws. (Chorus) I don’t really need nobody, I don’t really need no-one, I don’t really need nobody, I don’t really need no-one, I don’t really need nobody, I don’t really need no-one, I don’t really need nobody, I don’t need no-one, no-one. So marry me, I’ll marry you, The greatest thing that we could do, Cut me open, and you’ll see my heart is true, You know my heart is true. So all you doubters, look away! We will not be swayed by what it is you say, Baby loves me forever and a day, Forever and a day...
(Chorus) I don’t really need nobody caring for me, Just my baby, it’s my baby and me, I don’t need no substitutes, no perfect guarantee, It's still my baby, just my baby and me Love is tender, love is pure, Love is poison, love’s the cure, Tell me baby, are you really really sure? Are you sure you’re really sure? Will you love me when I’m grey, And the tides of time have washed away all the beauty that you knew would never stay, Because beauty never stays. (Chorus) The men before you bled me dry, Wrung the tears out of my eyes, A man like you, such a bittersweet surprise, Oh such a sweet surprise. So, be my love and I’ll be yours, Help me handle the applause, Cause I’m an emerald with many many flaws, oh so many flaws. (Chorus) I don’t really need nobody, I don’t really need no-one, I don’t really need nobody, I don’t really need no-one, I don’t really need nobody, I don’t really need no-one, I don’t really need nobody, I don’t need no-one, no-one. So marry me, I’ll marry you, The greatest thing that we could do, Cut me open, and you’ll see my heart is true, You know my heart is true. So all you doubters, look away! We will not be swayed by what it is you say, Baby loves me forever and a day, Forever and a day...
I’ve let go of all the thoughts and dreams I had And you know it’s right, And although this departure makes me sad, Oh I know, I know it’s right, (Chorus) And though I swear I did resist that fatal moment that we kissed, I know forever I will miss this mistake, And though I cry for you at night, Turn in my bed, shut out the light, I know eventually my heart will unbreak, From afar I used to yearn for you at night To come and save my soul, But like a star that burns too quickly and too bright I lost my chance when I lost all self-control, (Chorus) So here we are, there’s very little left to say I played with fire, got burned but anyway, I’m glad you came into my heart, the bit of love I got, it was a lovely lesson learned, (Chorus).
