Lyrics to
I Need You

This version of I Need You was released by Foreigner in 1977.

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Selling your soul ain’t the right way of givin’
Oh with you I could change
This misguided goal I’ve been livin’
Anything, anything, you might need or desire
Just call on me, ’cause my heart’s on fire

And I need you
Do you need me too?
Yes I need you, yes I need you

Many is the time I’ve cursed the Lord’s creations
Ah but you touched my hand
I loved this new sensation
It was very strange, what a change
Of you I did not tire
So call on me, my heart’s on fire

Well I need you
Do you need me too? need me too?
Yes I need you, ah

Yes I need you
Oh I need you
And I need you
Say you need me too
Yes I need you
Oh I need
Say you need me too

Yes I need you
And I need you
Oh I need
Yes I need you
Oh I need
Say you need me too
Say you need me too
Say you need me too
Say, say baby
Say you need me too
Yes I need you
Oh I need you too
And I need you

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About Lyrics and I Need You by Foreigner

The lyrics for I Need You are defined as the words making up the song released by Foreigner in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to I Need You have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Foreigner and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to I Need You by Foreigner if you think through it. 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 I Need You" means the words set to the music of I Need You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Foreigner. 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 I Need You and the lyrics to I Need You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Foreigner who came here looking just for the lyrics to I Need You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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