Lyrics to
Let Me Be The One You Need

This version of Let Me Be The One You Need was released by Bill Withers in 1977.

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May not know enough about you, babe
That can only come in time
Only know enough to make you stay
On my mind

Though I met you only yesterday
And only for a moment then
I knew I couldn’t let you get away
I just can see you, girl

I can be the one you love
Let me be the one you need
Take a look into your heart
Try to find a place for me

Can’t say I can’t live without you, babe
That’s just some worn out loser’s line
May not know enough about you, babe
But you stay on my mind

I can be the one you love
Let me be the one you need
Take a look into your heart
Try to find a place for me

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The lyrics to Let Me Be The One You Need are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Bill Withers in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Let Me Be The One You Need are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Bill Withers and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Let Me Be The One You Need back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Let Me Be The One You Need by Bill Withers in a number of ways. 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 Let Me Be The One You Need" means the words set to the music of Let Me Be The One You Need, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bill Withers. 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 Let Me Be The One You Need and the lyrics to Let Me Be 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 Bill Withers who came here looking just for the lyrics to Let Me Be 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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