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 want them running shoes

They're gonna have to wait, they're gonna have to wait

And darling 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

I'm gonna do it, I'm sure gonna do it

'Cause I wanna help you out any way I can

And it's about time that I learned to be a man

My wife said, darling we got all this stuff

Just sittin' there, just sittin' there

Like grandma's china and her sterling silverware

It's just sittin' there, gathering dust

And 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

And 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

You know we don't need it, we can do without it