This Child Needs Its Father – Gladys Knight & The Pips
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This child needs its father Come back home Joe (Come back) This child needs its father Come back home We both need you Joe Come back home
People talk as I walk with the baby But I still hold my head up high But the smile disguised the pain I feel But they still see it in my eyes I’m trying to do best I can (Best I can) But I refuse to let this bed hold another man Ooh ooh
This child needs its father Come back home Joe (Come back) This child needs its father Come back home We both need you Joe Come back home
I just cry when I try to forget you And I’m searching for something to do But the baby starts fussing And I see his face And you know he’s the picture of you Our future lies in your hands Joe (In your hands) Because love wouldn’t be same with another man
(Joe) He calls for daddy ever day (Joe) But you’re not there (Joe) I’m runnin’ outta things to say How can I tell him that you just don’t care
This child needs its father, come back home (Come back, come back) This child needs its father, come back home Joe This child needs its father, come back home Joe [ad lib and fade]