i know you can make it in this world on your own but i wanna take care of you the woman within may think that it s wrong but i wanna take care of you i ll show you the love of a man that knows how to hold you without holding you down it s not a sign of weakness if you ll let me be strong i wanna take care of you i ll carry the weight of this old world on my shoulders i wanna take care of you in the prime of our years and until time ticks us older i wanna take care of you and i ll be your rope when that mountain s too steep i ll be your hope when the water s too deep and i ll share my blanket when trouble winds turn colder i wanna take care of you cause i ve got nothing to prove but the way i feel it s love but it s so much more and for once in my life i know what i am living for and when the good lord takes you he better take me too so i can take care of you yeah when the good lord takes you well he better take me too so i can take care of you i wanna take care of you it s all i wanna do is take care of you