[Verse 1]
Listen everybody, especially you girls
Is it right to be left alone
When the one you love is never home?
And I love too hard, my friends sometimes say
But I believe, I believe
That a woman should be loved that way
But it hurts me so inside
To see y'all treat me so unkind
Somebody, somewhere, tell her it ain't fair

[Chorus]
Can I get a witness?
(Can I get a witness?)
Can I get a witness?
(Can I get a witness?)
Somebody, somebody
(Can I get a witness?)

[Post-Chorus]
Is it right to be treated so bad
When you've given everything you had?
Even tossin' in my sleep
'Cause I haven't seen my baby all week
Now, you chicks do agree
That this ain't the way love's supposed to be
Then emme hear, lemme hear you say, "Yeah, hey"
[Verse 2]
Up early in the mornin'
With her on my mind
Just to find out all night that I've been cryin'
'Cause I believe (I believe) a woman is a man's best friend
I'm gonna stick by her right here, right now
'Til the very end
But she caused me so much misery
That I forget how love's supposed to be
Lemme hear you, lemme hear you say, "Hey, hey"

[Chorus]
I want a witness
(I want a witness)
Can I get a witness?
(Witness, witness)
I want a witness
(I want a witness)
Can I get a witness?
(Witness, witness)

[Post-Chorus]
Everybody knows, especially you girls
That love can be sad
But I have a love that's twice as bad
All you chicks agree
That this ain't the way love's supposed to be
Lemme hear you, lemme hear you say, "Yeah, hey"
[Outro]
(I want a witness, can I get a witness?)
Can I get a witness? (I want a witness)
Somebody (Can I get a witness?)
In the mornin' (I want a witness)
I need a witness (Can I get a witness?)
Around about noon (I want a witness)
I want a witness (Can I get a witness?)
In the evenin' (I want a witness)
I need a witness (Can I get a witness?)
In the midnight hour (I want a witness)
I need a witness (Can I get a witness?)
I need somebody to hold me (I want a witness)
I need a witness (Can I get a witness?)
I need someone to squeeze me (I want a witness)
I need a witness (Can I get a witness?)
Need someone to tease me (I want a witness)
I need a witness (Can I get a witness?)
I, I, I, I, I, I (I want a witness)
I need a witness (Can I get a witness?)
True sweetness (I want a witness)
Kiss my face (Can I get a witness?)
I need you (I want a witness)
All over the place (Can I get a witness?)
I just need somebody (I want a witness)
To hold me tight (Can I get a witness?)
On the cold, cold (I want a witness)
Cold and windy night (Can I get a witness?)
I need you, (I want a witness)
I need a witness (Can I get a witness?)
Early in the mornin' (I want a witness)
Satisfied (Can I get a witness?)
I just want somebody to hold me tight
I need somebody to squeeze at night
I had a little girl when I was, you know
When time's to come and who's to be
I remember I am, girl, set me free
She makes me move like I never did
She give me everything I want, then
I want a witness, I need a witness
Somebody, somebody
So baby, I gotta move
I gotta move, I wanna move
(Court's in session, I need a witness)
I need a witness, I gotta move
(Court's in session, I need a witness)
I need a witness
I need it, I need
I need a witness, I gotta move
(Court's in session, I need a witness)
I need a witness
(Court's in session, I need a witness)
(Court's in session, I need a witness)
Somebody, I gotta move
(Court's in session, I need a witness)
Somebody, I gotta move
I need a witness
I need somebody
Oh, somebody