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The One You Need

Loretta Lynn
Track 3 on Loretta Lynn Writes ’Em and Sings ’Em 

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Owen Bradley
Jun. 8, 19701 viewer

The One You Need Lyrics

I'm not sayin' you don't love me cause I know you do
But I have said enough to know you play some too
You tear me all to pieces then you asked me not to bleed
I'm the woman that you want but I'm not the one you need

The woman that you need is good for any ol' good time
And the woman that you want you wouldn't want if she's that kind
It hurts when you go sowin' wasted love from your wild seed
I'm the woman that you want but I'm not the one you need

The woman that you need is good for any ol' good time
And the woman that you want you wouldn't want if she's that kind
It hurts when you go sowin' wasted love from your wild seed
I'm the woman that you want but I'm not the one you need...

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Loretta Lynn Writes ’Em and Sings ’Em (1970)
Loretta Lynn
  1. 1.
    I Know How
  2. 2.
    What’s the Bottle Done to My Baby
  3. 3.
    The One You Need
  4. 4.
    Your Squaw Is on the Warpath
  5. 5.
    You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)
  6. 6.
    Crazy Out of My Mind
  7. 7.
    You Wanna Give Me a Lift
  8. 8.
    Wings Upon Your Horns
  9. 9.
    To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)
  10. 10.
    Deep as Your Pocket
  11. 11.
    Fist City
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Release Date
June 8, 1970
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CountryIn EnglishUSASinger-Songwriter
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