Lyrics to
Need Ya

This version of Need Ya was released by Bob Seger in 1974.

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I used to be a very carefree man,
A loving man of the world.
Yeah, I would still be except for the time
When I met ya, little girl.

Say, I’ve tried and I’ve tried but I just can’t.
You sure got a hold on me.
Ah, your good, good lovin’ is makin’ me faint,
Mama, please don’t set me free.

Because I need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya, yeah.
(Need ya, need ya)
Oh, need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya, yeah.
(Need ya, need ya)

You got that kinda air that drives me insane
And sometime ya sure got me new.
Ah, sometimes I feel like knockin’ you down,
But I would never pull that scene.

Though I get tired, I know that you know
That I’d never do you wrong.
‘Cause when it’s late and I feel down, turn the lights on low
And I will hold things in my soul.

‘Cause I need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya, yeah.
(Need ya, need ya)
I’m gonna need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya, yeah.
(Need ya, need ya)
Yeah … ooh yeah.

Ah, need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya, yeah.
(Need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya)
You know I need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya, yeah.
(Need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya)
Yeah, oh, oh, need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya, yeah.
(Need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya)
Oh yeah, need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya, yeah.
Oh, … (Need ya, need ya, need ya, need ya )
Oh, … (Need ya, need ya, need ya , need ya)

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About Lyrics and Need Ya by Bob Seger

The lyrics for Need Ya are defined as the words making up the song released by Bob Seger in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Need Ya have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Bob Seger 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 Need Ya by Bob Seger 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 Need Ya" means the words set to the music of Need Ya, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bob Seger. 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 Need Ya and the lyrics to Need Ya are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bob Seger who came here looking just for the lyrics to Need Ya, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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