backbone the g spot cd gerald levert uhh oh yea well well well well well well well uhh oh baby listen to me oh huh just got laid off from work today i can t go home what am i gonna say guess i ll go to the local bar toss up a few tell the bartender what i m going thru he said if you got a good woman she gon catch you when you fall so instead of giving me an earful here s a quarter you need to call her so here i am baby if tonight i cry i need you to be strong will you be my shoulder girl you are my backbone and i m falling apart my little boy birthday is coming and he want that playstation too what am i gonna tell him gotta save cause the rent is due the rent is due you say you ll get another job but i won t put you thru that just hold me close tonight say everything will be alright i just need to know i need to know you got my back so if tonight i cry i need you to be strong will you be my shoulder girl you are my backbone my backbone and i m falling apart girl i know it s really messed up i think the lord is trying to test us better half never meant so much to me like any real man i want my family to have everything and anything but i m struggling to get on my feet if tonight i cry oh baby i need you to be strong baby girl you re my shoulder baby you re my backbone my backbone and this man is falling apart i don t wanna cry so i need you to be strong for the kids and the family can t let em see us down cause you know they gon kick ya when ya down and out see nobody wants you nobody even cares if tonight if tonight if tonight if tonight i cry baby won t you be strong ooh ooh cause you are will you be you need to be you gotta be my shoulder