(Berry Gordy, Angelo Bond, William Weatherspoon)

he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar
in him
(woo woo woo woo woo woo woo)
he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar in him (woo woo woo)
he's got a little sugar
in him

[Chorus A:]
sweet man, you know I love you
don't let my loving go to waste
sweet man, you know I need you
my loving cup is yours to taste
sweet man, you know I want you
the truth about you is hard to face

what stands between my plans and my dreams
it's more than a woman
now I know you're torn between
the world of desire, too much for me to find
you run to fulfill in the shadows of the night

[Chorus B:]
sweet man, you know I love you
my loving cup is yours to taste
sweet man, you know I need you
the truth about you is hard to face
sweet man, I'll always love ya
even though I hear them say

he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar

I've try to be the woman to set you free
the pulling of your desire is much too strong for me
I've been your friend I know you try to fend
it hurts to watch you fighting
the woman you hold within

[Chorus A]

he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar

[interlude]

[Chorus B]

oh sweet man
he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar
in him (I don't wanna hear it, no no)

he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar in him
he's got a little sugar
in him
[x4]

sweet man, you know I love you
don't let my loving go to waste
(I just can't stand it)
sweet man, you know I need you
the truth about you is hard to face
(it's driving me crazy)
sweet man, I'll always love ya
(oh, I love you)
even though I hear them say
(I just can't believe it)