It's Gotta Be That Way

Now if I should walk away

From this freedom I now possess

Honey, you must do the same

Without having any regrets, no

And you must offer me more

Than your promise of treating me right

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way

Now I don't mean to save my bill

I must have money to be extreme

Just give me a lot of love and care

Oh, honey and all of those things

And I won't ask no more of you

Than I wouldn't do for you myself

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way

It's gotta be that way

Now we can't judge what we've got

By the people living next door

Even though Mr. Jones makes

Ooh and he has a whole lot more

But instead let's make each other feel

That having our love is twice as much

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way

Now should our mothers say something

About maybe doing each other wrong

I'd simply say we can work it out

And politely ask them to leave us alone

And we won't let our friends interfere

Let our problems to them be unknown

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way

It's gotta be that way

I want to say it's gotta be that way

It's gotta be that way

It's gotta be that way, Lord, Lord

And if I give you all I've got

I want all that you've got to give

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way

It's gotta be that way

Now if you should sometimes

Want to be out with the boys

It's alright with me, go ahead

If that's really what you enjoy

And if I want to be with the girls

Playing cards and all those kinds of games

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way

Now I'm not trying to be demanding

I just want to have a little understanding

'Cause this ain't no game we're about to play

Lord, Lord

And a good foundation is based on

A lot of love and sacrifice

Whoa, oh, oh, it's gotta be that way

It's gotta be that way

I wanna say it's gotta be that way

Can't you understand, can't you understand

It's gotta be that way

No matter how much I love you, babe

It's gotta be that way

If I give all I've got to you

It's gotta be that way