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Need You Now Lyrics

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

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
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Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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!

Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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.

Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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.

Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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

Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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.

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Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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.

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Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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.

Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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

Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

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.

Cover art for Need You Now lyrics by Lady A

"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.

a heart that hurt, is a heart that works

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i agree. i would also rather feel something then to not feel anything at all!!

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