Lyrics to
Come ‘Round Here I’m The One You Need

This version of Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need was released by Jackson 5 in 1970.

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Now you say
Everytime you need some affection
The one you love goes in another direction
You just sit back in a day reminiscing
‘Cause you know some other lips he’s been kissing

Now when you need the love you never saw
You come around here
And when you need some loving arms to hold you
Come around here
Now I may not be the one you want
(Honey, Honey)
But I know I’m the one you need
(Honey, Honey)
Say now, I may not be the one you want
(Honey, Honey)
But I know I’m the one you need
(Honey, Honey)

Your life stands still the minute he goes
You count the hours just hoping that he shows
Girl, can’t you see while you’re longing for his touch
(Honey, Honey)
That I’m the one who loves you so much
(Honey, Honey)
And while you’re longing for his embrace
(Honey, Honey)
You’re all alone with the tears on your face
(Honey, Honey)

Now when you feel the need to cry to someone
Cry to me
And when you feel the need to lean on someone
Lean on me
Now, I may not be the one you want
(Honey, Honey)
But I’m sure that I’m the one you need
(Honey, Honey)
Oh baby, I may not be the one you want
(Honey, Honey)
But I’m sure I’m the one you need
(Honey, Honey)

Now, the days, the days, the days
You sit alone by yourself
He’s out fooling around with somebody else
Leaving you alone here with nothing to do
He’s just waiting till he has time for you
Now when the loneliness get hard to bear, girl
Come around here
And when you need a little tender love and care, girl
Come around here
Now, I may not be the one you want
(Honey, Honey)
But I’m sure I’m the one you need
(Honey, Honey)
Oh baby, I may not be the one you want
(Honey, Honey)
Babe, babe, babe, babe, baby
Oh now, oh now, I may not be the one you want
But, I’m sure I’m the one you need

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Jackson 5 has released many songs over the years besides Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need. Jackson 5 released songs from 1969 to 1979 spanning across albums like Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, ABC, Third Album, Christmas Album, Maybe Tomorrow, Goin' Back To Indiana, Lookin' Through The Windows, In Japan, Skywriter, G.I.T.: Get It Together, Dancing Machine, Moving Violation, Joyful Jukebox Music, and Boogie. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Jackson 5.

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The lyrics to Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Jackson 5 used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Jackson 5 and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need by Jackson 5. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need" means the words set to the music of Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need and the lyrics to Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to Come ‘Round Here I’M The One You Need, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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