[Verse 1] I thought the world around me
Crumbled into pieces
You were the one to find me
The only one to see it

[Pre-Chorus] Everybody needs a lifeline
Everybody needs a lifeline

[Chorus] Without you
I'd be in the throes
Without you
I'd go down in smoke
Without all your lovin'
I'd have nothin'
It's true
What would I do without you?

[Verse 2] My heart was barely beating
You held my body burning
Now you're the only reason
The tides are finally turning

[Pre-Chorus] Everybody needs a lifeline
Everybody needs a lifeline

[Chorus] Without you
I'd be in the throes
Without you
I'd go down in smoke
Without all your lovin'
I'd have nothin'
It's true
What would I do without you?

[Bridge] I'd be [waiting/wading?] Sinking down, down down

[Instrumental] [Chorus] Without you
I'd be in the throes
Without you
I'd go down in smoke
Without all your lovin'
I'd have nothin'
It's true
What would I do without you?