She stood outside In the middle of the night Looking so far away As far as she could see Where the sky meets the land Looking for answers Her life is falling apart Her marriage is on the rocks She thinks about her mother She thinks about her children She thinks about the church And everybody that thought They had it made in heaven Suddenly the comfort In the house don' t mean nothing All she needs is some loving In her life Oh God Chorus: Put a little love In my world In her mind The dream is still alive But if you ask me I can' t tell you right now It' s a losing battle Her mother told her About this time The vows she took Were a mere formality But in her life They became a reality And by the look of things She' s fighting a losing battle Joleen is about to take her man Why do bad things happen To good people? She thinks about her mother She thinks about her children She thinks about the church Suddenly the money in the house Don' t mean nothing All she needs is love Chorus: till fade