I Need You Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Something's wrong, things aren't right
And it turns into a silly fight
You walk out, I get mad
And we both just end up feeling bad

[Pre-Chorus]
Through the heat of the fire
And the trouble that we're going through
There's no harm, there's no danger
Because our love is really tried and true

[Chorus]
And I want you here beside me, I need you
'Cause nobody's going to love me the way that you do
Baby, won't you come and hold me, hold me in your arms?
Didn't tell you that I need you?

[Verse 2]
I need you by my side
And although we're gonna fight sometimes
I need you by my side
Please don't walk away and we'll be fine

[Pre-Chorus]
Through the heat of the fire
And the trouble that we're going through
There's no harm, there's no danger
Because our love is really tried and true
[Chorus]
And I want you here beside me, I need you
'Cause nobody's going to love me the way that you do
Baby, won't you come and hold me, hold me in your arms?
Didn't tell you that I need you?

[Bridge]
I, I need you, oh, oh
I need you, yes, I do

Through the heat (Through the heat) of the fire (Of the fire)
And the trouble that we're going through
Ooh, there's no harm (No harm), there's no danger (Danger)
Because our love is really tried and true
I need you (Need you) by my side (By my side)
And although we're gonna fight sometimes
I need you by my side
Please don't walk away and we'll be fine

[Outro]
You know I need you (I need you)
You know I want you
I got to have you by my side (Good together)
You know I need you (Baby)
You know I want you (Oh yeah)
I got to have you by my side
You know I need you
You know I want you
I got to have you by my side
You know I need you
You know I want you
I got to have you by my side
You know I need you
You know I want you
I got to have you by my side
You know I need you
You know I want you

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Genius Annotation

Including the remix of “I"m So Excited” added to pressings of the album from mid-1984 a total of six singles would be issued from Break Out beginning with “I Need You” a track which featured a shared lead by the three Pointer Sisters and which being a mid-tempo number was atypical of the album’s overall dance sound: the choice of “I Need You” as lead single was based on producer Richard Perry’s hope that the track would reinforce the Pointer Sister’s presence at R&B radio, and “I Need You” did become a major hit on the R&B chart in Billboard without reaching the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 stalling at #48.

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