The Need to Be

[Verse 1: Gladys Knight]
To fulfill the need to be who I am
In this world, is all I ask
I can't pretend to be something that I'm not
And I won't wear a mask
Ooh, you touched my face with love in your eyes
But will you touch my heart
With the understanding that it takes to realize
I just can't play a part
Ooh, it's a need to be true to myself
And make my own mistakes
I don't want to lean too hard on someone else
No matter what it takes

[Chorus: Gladys Knight & The Pips]
So if you are sure it's love (If you're sure it's love)
Just be sure it's love (Just be sure it's love for me)
For this thing called me
'Cause I am who I am and I have the need to be

[Bridge: Gladys Knight & The Pips]
I'm not fool enough to ever think that I
Could be the master of my faith
But it's up to me to choose my roads in life
Ah, rocky may well be the ones I take
Ah, the ones I take (There's a need)

[Verse 2: Gladys Knight]
There's a need to be something more
Than just a reflection of a man, huh
I can't survive in someone's shadow
I need my very own little spot to stand

[Chorus: Gladys Knight & The Pips]
Hey, if you're sure it's love (If you're sure it's love)
Just be sure it's love (Just be sure it's love for me)
For me and only me
'Cause I am what I am and I have the need to be

[Outro: Gladys Knight & The Pips]
Hey, just be sure it's love (If you're sure it's love)
Real, real sure it's love (Just be sure it's love for me)
For me for little old me, mhm
'Cause I am what I am
I am what I am and I have the need to be