If I Needed You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by SinistrMinistr 

Cover art for If I Needed You lyrics by Townes Van Zandt

If it's true that there's genius in simplicity, then Townes should be the posterboy for that catch-phrase. I can't imagine a more perfect or more simple way to tell someone you love them than the primary verse of the song:

If you needed me I would come to you I would swim the seas for to ease your pain