Lyrics to
I Need A Lover

This version of I Need A Lover was released by John Cougar Mellencamp in 1978.

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I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
Some girl that knows the meaning of a
Hey hit the highway

Well I’ve been walkin’ the streets up and down
Racing through the human jungles at night
I’m so confused, my mind is indifferent
Hey I’m so weak, won’t somebody shut off that light

Electricity runs through the video
And I watch it from this hole I call home
All the stony’s are dancin’ to the radio
And I got the world calling me up here
Tonight on the phone

I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
Some girl to thrill me and then go away
I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
Some girl that knows the meaning of a
Hey hit the highway

Well I’m not wiped out by this poolroom life I’m living
I’m gonna quit this job, go to school, or head back home
And I’m not askin’ to be loved or be forgiven
I just can’t face shakin’ in this bedroom
One more night alone

I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
Some girl that knows the meaning of a
Hey hit the highway

I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
Some girl to thrill me and then go away
I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
Some girl that knows the meaning of a
Hey hit the highway

You bet cha

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The lyrics for I Need A Lover are defined as the words making up the song released by John Cougar Mellencamp in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to I Need A Lover have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only John Cougar Mellencamp and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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