It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) - Don Covay

You know, I can’t get no more

(Satisfaction)

Girl, you know you won’t give me no more

(Sweet inspiration)

Listen to me Lord, have mercy!

You know that I lost that

(Lovin' Feelin')

But you don’t see me Packin' up my clothes

(Goin' and leavin')

(Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo)

It’s better to have and don’t need

Yes, better

(Than need and don’t have)

(It's better to have and don’t need)

Whoa, when you ain’t got nobody

(Than need and don’t have)

You know

(A man without a woman)

Yes, sho'

(Sho' gonna feel bad)

(short guitar & instrumental)

Girl, you caused me so much

(Pain and sorrow)

Well, listen

Havin' nobody, mama

(Is so much harder)

You better know it, yeah

Friends stopped by my house

(Instigate you)

But they don’t know

It ain’t gon' be no, yeah

(Separating)

(Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo)

(That's an almost)

It’s better to have and don’t need

Than need and don’t have

(Almost gonna what?)

It’s better to have and don’t need

(Than need and don’t have)

(A woman without a man)

(Sho' gonna be sad)

Yea-hey-hey

Ooh!

(piano & instrumental)

Boogie!

My-my-my-my, clouds so dark

Have lost their silver linin'

But don’t throw away

Your umbrella, ya’all

('Cause your sun is shining)

Oh, Lord!

I remember when your love, baby used to

(Keep me humming)

But I like the lyrics to your song

But I just can’t feel

(Feel the music)

Oh!

(It's better to have and don’t need)

(Than need and don’t have)

(It's better to have and don’t need

(Than need and don’t have)

It’s better (to have and don’t need)

(Somebody's havin' nobody, to ha-ha-have)

Take-a a chance!

(It's better to have and don’t need)

(And need and don’t have)

No mo'

(It's better to have and don’t need)

Ya’all

(Than need and don’t have)

It’s better, oh-oh

(To have and don’t need)

(Than need and don’t have)

(It's better to ha-ha-ha-haave)