Girl, I can't let you do this
Let you walk away
Girl, how can I live through this
When you're all I wake up for each day?

Baby, you're my soul and my inspiration
You're all I've got to get me by
You're my soul and my inspiration
Without you, baby, what good am I?

I never had much goin'
But at least I had you
How can you walk out knowin'
I ain't got nothin' left if you do?

Baby, you're my soul and my inspiration
You're all I've got to get me by
You're my soul and my inspiration
Without you, baby, what good am I?
Oh, what good am I?

Baby, I can't make it withoutcha
And I'm tellin' ya, honey
You're my reason for laughin'
For cryin', for livin', and for dyin'

Baby, I can't make it without you
Please, I'm beggin' you, baby
If you go it will kill me
I swear it, girl I just can't bear it

You're my soul and my inspiration
You're all I've got to get me by
You're my soul and my inspiration
Without you, baby, what good am I?
Oh, what good am I?

You're my soul and my inspiration
You're all I've got, all I've got to get by
Soul, inspiration
Oh, baby, I'm beggin' you, baby