Lyrics

He leaned back in his front porch rocker
Said, "I hear you're thinkin' 'bout a ring"
That easy, knowing grin said he'd seen it all
Said, "Son, before you make that promise, hear this one thing"

"You can work yourself to the bone
And still leave her feelin' alone"

She needs to know you want her
When the day is said and done
She's more than late-night dishes
Or gettin' up before the sun
She'll give up her tomorrow
Just to get you through today
She needs to know you want her
And that you want her every day

"She'll be up before the mornin' light
She'll be dancin' 'cross the kitchen floor
She'll carry the things you don't see her hold
So don't let her wonder if you'd chase her like before"

"I learned it late with your mama
Don't you make the same mistake"

She needs to know you want her
When the day is said and done
She's more than the love she's givin'
She's the strength when yours is gone
She'll give up her tomorrow
Just to get you through today
She needs to know you want her
And that you want her every day

She may love to know you need her
When she's got no more to spend
But she lives to know you want her
So I’m tellin’ you the part I missed back then

She needs to know you want her
When the day is said and done
She's more than what you can give her
She's the love you've leaned upon.
She'll give up her tomorrow
Just to get you through today
She needs to know you want her
And that you want her every day

Yeah, she needs to know you want her
You gotta to show her every day