Lyric discussion by creole 

Cover art for Options lyrics by Pedro the Lion

Throughbeingcool...

The song doesn't end with the husband "needing" his wife. If you read the last line, it implies that while he says he loves her (and she him) their words are hollow and meaningless. Especially in light of the the thoughts that he has in the first portion of the song. He says he loves her because he doesn't have the strength to say otherwise.