we don't need it

i was afraid to get out of the car

so i just sat

i just sat there

how was i gonna tell her i'd just 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

son i know you want

them running shoes

there gonna have to wait

there 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 just looked up at me with those little round eyes

and the words that she told me

almost made me cry

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

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 i&116

'cause i wanna help you out anyway i can

and it's about time i learn to be a man

and my wife say's darlin'

we got all this stuff

just sittin' there

just sittin' there

like grandma's china and silverware

it's just sittin' there gatherin' dust

and ever since she's past away

we haven't use it yet

so let's put it out in the front yard and see what we can get

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

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

your gonna get them shoes and that brand new dress

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. all we need is you.