Picture perfect memories
Scattered all around the floor
Reaching for the phone 'cause, I can't fight it anymore
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me, it happens all the time

It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call, but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now

Another shot of whiskey, can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me, it happens all the time

It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call, but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now
Whoa, oh

Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now
And I said I wouldn't call, but I'm a little drunk and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now
I just need you now

Oh baby, I need you now


Lyrics submitted by pharmdoc299

Need You Now Lyrics as written by Hillary Scott Joshua Kear

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  • +5
    General Comment

    This song is so beautiful! I love the whole sound and flow of it! The first time I heard it was when they performed it at the CMA Awards...and I fell in love with it right away. My favorite line is "I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all." So true. I can't get enough of this song!

    Dark Angel 35on November 19, 2009   Link
  • +5
    General Comment

    After watching the video I have to say this song is about a couple that broke up they both feel the regrets of the break up but for some reason can't get back together, both feeling the lonliness and so they settle for the next best thing an imitation of the lost loved in the form of a stranger. "Id rather hurt then feel nothing at all." We all know after a break up how vulnerable we feel and in the video it shows just that.

    tlynneon August 02, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    This song reminds me of how me and my ex would feel after an aurgument. "Reaching for the phone 'cause I can't fight it anymore And I wonder if I ever cross your mind? For me it happens all the time" These lines make me realize how alot of couples feel.

    hisbabyon October 24, 2009   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    this song is so amazing! i absolutely love it and want to dance every time i hear it! it has such a great beat and is so sad yet true. my favorite part is after the bridge when Hillary sings the chorous with no backup singing. so pretty

    PointePerfecton November 25, 2009   Link
  • +2
    My Opinion

    Absolutely amazing! Lady Antebellum expresses what so few music artists can these days; those raw emotions that are hard to put into words. Life goes on, but when you try to go to bed alone when she's no longer laying next to you can be just as painful as the day the relationship ended. "I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all". The pain only means that what you had was real.

    EntireWarheadon February 02, 2010   Link
  • +2
    My Interpretation

    The song to me is about a relationship that went terribly wrong. Neither person can make it back to the place they once were and make the relationship right. It can be a parent and child, siblings, friends or a pair of lovers. I cry about my son each time I hear it. Everyone has a relationship that went terribly wrong and no one knows how to fix it. That is why this particular song holds meaning for everyone.

    sql4funon April 23, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    It's too true to be ignored.

    Lady Antebellum initially struck me as an Alternative band, since I never heard any of their songs before, but after listening to 'Need You Now', I know they're not your average band. They're Country (best genre imo, also the genre of my favourite performer, Taylor Swift), and it took just one song to get me attracted to it.

    I wow at the high level of truth inside one particular song, and I grow to like the song. Excluding Taylor's other 'true songs', NYN was one that struck me oh-so clearly. The lyrics were true. The tone was true. Everything was true.

    Sometimes, songs like this scare me. Because they're so true, it's hard to believe it's just a song and not an autobiography.

    One current situation like this is happening around me. Trust me, the lyrics are scarily true. I just hope things will improve.

    You rock, Lady A. Continue shinin'. Love is with 'ya.

    loveisawreckageon April 11, 2010   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    I love this song, it means a lot to me.. I discovered this song just after my ex broke up with me. I still love him, and i always think of him/ I went through bad times when i started drinking a little, so this song always reminds me of that... I still love this song, but yeah, i dont drink! :D

    Clubber2011on June 07, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Great song. I think this how we all feel about a lost relationship after we have had a few drinks. I cried the first time I heard it.

    suzyzoo14on August 18, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    "Reaching for the phone 'cause I can't fight it anymore And I wonder if I ever cross your mind? For me it happens all the time"

    She needs to talk to him and is trying to resist but after a few drinks she doesn't have the self control anymore. She just needs to know if he ever thinks about her.

    "Another shot of whiskey can't stop looking at the door Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before"

    GREAT lines.

    "Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all"

    Couldn't agree more with this line - It's a live and learn type experience. You learn from the hurt.

    texasbaby4735on September 30, 2009   Link

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