You Need Me Baby

Lyrics

[Verse 1] He was the best marble shooter Who lived in the whole darn town He never played in a football game Where he scored under five touchdowns, no-no He could run the hundred yard dash In nine-five, baby, yeah Once a house caught a-fire And he went in and saved all seven people's lives He was the one most likely to succeed But a room full of ribbons and trophies Ain't what you need, no You need yourself a man, girl You need me, baby Oh! You need me, baby [Verse 2] He was given the key to the city When he left home goin' to college Now he already had an A+ average, but He felt that he needed a little more knowledge, yeah People were at the train station, huh Some cryin' and some brought lunch, yeah And I watched the ones that were cryin' Baby, you were right in the middle of the bunch, huh He was the one most likely to succeed But a room full of master degrees and trophies Ain't what you need, no You need a man, baby I think you need me, oh! [Verse 3] I'm just a man that loved your children, huh Oh baby, you told me that you loved children, too Didn't you, baby? Oh, huh Now I know I can't run the hundred yard dash As fast as he can, baby, huh But I know I can provide for you And four-five children, too, yeah [Verse 4] Now he ain't never coming back for you, baby You read what the people said He called this a little one-horse town full of jive people, huh I think his success has gone to his head Now he didn't even think to write you a penny postal card, baby Woo-hoo, heh Try to see through him, baby And stop trying to be so hard, yeah Now listen, huh [Verse 5] I know he was the one most likely to succeed But listen, baby, huh A man full of them high-falutin' ideals ain't what you need No, huh You need yourself a man, baby I'm puttin' my vote in for me, huh Ow! [Outro] You need me, baby