[Intro — Rhodes and bass, 20 seconds, brushed drums fall in] [Verse 1 — conversational, slightly weary, lived-in delivery] I been the thunder I been the late-night phone call I been the reason somebody packed up they whole hall I ain't proud of it nah, I ain't proud of none of it but I'm sittin' here Sunday morning tryin' to grow up out of it I been the question that ain't never had an answer I been the smoke lookin' for a slow-dancer and Lord, I'm tired of the wreckin' and the runnin' heard a man ain't a man 'til he see his own comin' [Chorus — gospel BVs slide in underneath, hook is simple, repeated] I need a no-stress woman and a no-stress man to meet her I need a quiet kinda love the kind that don't need a heater no-stress woman no-stress me just a front porch and a Tuesday breeze [Verse 2 — same pocket, slight smile in the voice] mama used to tell me "baby, peace ain't a place you find, peace is a thing you bring, or peace is a thing you mind" I ain't always heard her I ain't always tried but I'm hearin' her now on this slow Rhodes ride I don't need a savior I don't need a saint I just need a woman who say what she ain't and I'll say what I am and we'll laugh at the rest two grown folks makin' a no-stress nest [Chorus] I need a no-stress woman and a no-stress man to meet her I need a quiet kinda love the kind that don't need a heater no-stress woman no-stress me just a front porch and a Tuesday breeze [Bridge — sax solo over the changes, vocal returns half-spoken, conversational] 'cause I done had the fire I done had the flood I done loved with my fists closed I done bled all my blood this time I'm walkin' slow this time I'm showin' up clean this time the love gon' look like a Sunday in green [Final chorus — fuller, ad-libs floating, gospel BVs answering] I need a no-stress woman (no stress, no stress) and a no-stress man to meet her (yeah, that's me, that's me) I need a quiet kinda love (simple love, simple love) the kind that don't need a heater no-stress woman (I'm ready) no-stress me (I'm ready) just a front porch (just a porch) and a Tuesday breeze (just a breeze, just a breeze) [Outro — Rhodes and B3 vamp, sax weaves through, vocal ad-libs fade — "no stress... no stress... no stress..." — settles on a held mu chord]
