Somebody, somebody will give me water I'm a dying man won't you give me water My baby took my love and left me on a desert I feel the taste of salt and I gotta have air to breathe That girl she stole my heart and left me in misery Why don't you give me

Help the poor, help the poor Help the poor Won't you help poor me? Have a heart, won't you, baby Listen to my plea I need you so much, I need your care Need all the loving, baby, you can spare Oh, baby won't you help poor me? Say you will

You know I'm not the one Let it heal (heal) And I don't have the heart that you think I do And you give me so much, it's too much to lose Baby, I'm not the one I can't show you my love that you showed to me When it isn't enough, I won't make-believe

Help the poor, Won't you help poor me? Oh baby, won't you help poor me? Have a heart, won't you baby? Listen to my plea. Oh, I lost my courage till I found you. You've got what it takes, baby, to pull me through. I need help from you, baby,

(My heartbeat) Don’t you know your secret’s safe with me? (my heartbeat, my heartbeat) ‘Cause I won’t let them know I won’t let you go, baby I don’t care what your past is I don’t need no answers Just have faith in me All your worries can be put to, can