You can be a righteous rocker or a holy roller,
You can be most anything,
You can be a Leon Russell or a super muscle,
You can be a corporate king,
You can be a wealthy man from Texas or a witch with heavy hexes.

Without love you ain't nothing, without love,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love.

You can be a brilliant surgeon, or a sweet young virgin, or a harlot out to sell,
You can learn to play the blues, or be Howard Hughes, or be a scarlet pimpernel,
You can be a French provincial midwife or go from door to door with a death-knife.

Without love you ain't nothing, without love,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love, yeah,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love.

Without love you ain't nothing, without love, yeah,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love.

You can be a woman feeler, baby stealer, drink your life away,
Holy prophet, blessing off it, fast for fifty days,
Shake hands with the devil, give your life unto God on the level.

Without love you ain't nothing, without love,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love, oh,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love.

Without love you ain't nothing,
Without love you ain't nothing,
Without love you ain't nothing, without love yeah.

You ain't nothing,
You ain't nothing,
You ain't nothing,
You ain't nothing,
Without love,
You ain't nothing without love,
You ain't nothing.

You ain't nothing.