We Don't Need It

I was afraid to get out of the car So I just sat there, I just sat there How was I gonna tell them That I'd lost my job I gotta go in there I'm going 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 wanted Them running shoes They're gonna have to wait They're 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 girl looked up at me With those big 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 And I'm gonna do it I'm sure gonna do it 'Cause I wanna help you out Any way I can It's about time That I learned to be a man My wife said, darlin' We've got all this stuff Just sittin' there Just sittin' there Like grandma's china And her sterling silverware It's just sitting there, gathering dust Ever since she passed away We ain't used it yet So let's put it out in the front yard See what we can get ('Cause) 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 The big boss called in the nick of time I got my check and I brought it home Yeah it's been tough but we've been blessed We're 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 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