Ain't no need to worry
There ain't no use to cry
'Cause I'll be coming home soon
To keep you satisfied
You know I get so lonely
That I feel I can't go on
And it feels so good inside, babe
Just to call you on the telephone
And I said

Ooh, baby, I love you
What more can I say?
Ooh, baby, I need you
I miss you more everyday

I woke up early this morning
And the sun came shining down
And it found me wishin' and a-hopin'
Mama, you could be around
Well, you know I need you
More than the air I breathe
And I guess I'm just trying to tell you, woman
Oh, what you mean to me, yeah, yeah

Ooh, baby, I love you
What more can I say?
Ooh, baby, I need you
I miss you more everyday
What I say

I'm trying to tell you I love you
In each and every way
I'm trying to tell you I need you
Much more than just a piece of leg

Ooh, baby, I love you
What more can I say?
Ooh, baby, I need you
I miss you more everyday

Ooh, baby, I love, love, love, love you
What more can I say?
Ooh, baby, I need your sweet lovin'
I miss you more, and more everyday, yeah
Ooh, baby, I love you
Baby, babe, I need you


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I Need You Lyrics as written by Gary Robert Rossington Edward C. King

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    General Comment

    yet another underrated jam from skynyrd. the guitar here is amazing

    supermarleyfan1on May 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    unbeliveable song.

    Pink_Floyd_fanon March 20, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    also my favorite song so far from "Second Helping".

    Pink_Floyd_fanon June 01, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    I think the title describes it pretty well, but i think it's about he wants his woman back after he left her. Lots of songs are like this.

    Ummagumma69on June 21, 2008   Link
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    My Opinion

    OVER LOOKED AND ALWAYS UNDER RATED. ANOTHER SONG THAT IS A TRUE PIECE OF ART.

    motokrustyon February 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment

    Definitely one of their best if not their best songs. Great guitar work and another long one. I'm going to guess it's about being out on the road touring and him telling his woman he misses her and reassuring her she's the only one. Letting her know she's not just a lay but the one that keeps him going.

    thatomeguyon August 18, 2017   Link
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    General Comment

    For me, it's about a man's love for the woman of his life...past, present, and future tense!

    The lyric 'I'll be coming home soon, to keep you satisfied'...pretty much says it all for me!

    This has been the theme song for our relationship, which in now approaching the one year anniversary mark. I am slow to move in a relationship, but if she is not the one...then there is NOT one for me!

    SWIMP001on January 04, 2020   Link

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