Performed by Nona Gaye
Composed by B. Womack, L. Womack and D. Carter
Oh oh oh (A woman´s gotta have it)
(A woman´s gotta have it)
Do the things that keep a smile on her face

Say the words that make her feel better every day
U betcha better keep on your P´s and Q´s
If U don´t, your woman U could easily lose

Oh, I had love, a true love and I lost it
And no one seems 2 understand about the pain that it cost me
A woman´s gotta have it, I believe
She´s got 2 know that she´s needed around
When U kiss her, U got 2 make her feel it
She wants 2 know that she´s not walking on shaky ground
When U miss her, U got 2 be 4-realin´
Make her know that she´s needed around

Don´t take 4 granted the smile upon her face
Check a little bit closer, U might find a tear trace

Maybe the little girl never said a mufflin´ word
But she´s got 2 know that her voice is heard

Oh, I had love, a true love and I lost it
And no one seems 2 understand about the pain that it cost me
A woman´s gotta have it, I believe that I should know
She´s got 2 know that she´s needed around
When U kiss her, U got 2 make her feel it
She wants 2 know that she´s not walking on shaky ground
When U miss her, U got 2 be 4-realin´
Make her know that she´s needed around

Oh, I had love, a true love and I lost it
Now I´m sufferin´ all this pain that the true love cost me

A woman´s gotta have it, I believe that I should know
She´s got 2 know that she´s needed around
When U kiss her, U got 2 make her feel it
She wants 2 know that she´s not walking on shaky ground
When U miss her, U got 2 be 4-realin´
Make her know that she´s needed around

A woman´s gotta have it (A woman´s gotta have it) {repeat to fade}