Released: February 20, 1996
Featuring: Michael Jackson
Songwriter: Eric Carmen
Producer: Max Martin Denniz PoP
[Intro]
I need you, girl
I couldn't live a day without you
[Verse 1]
Well, I tried to write a special song
A love song just for you
To explain the way you make you feel inside
Though the meaning may be simple
And the words may not be new
I couldn't make it clearer if I tried
[Chorus]
I need you
And I couldn't live a day without you
I need you
More than anyone could ever know
I need you
And I wanna build my world around you
I need you
I need you
[Verse 2]
Well, I sang the words and realized
It had all been said before
So I tried a different rhyme that meant the same
But it didn't have the feeling
And the first one said much more
So I guess I'll have to say it once again
[Chorus]
I need you
And I couldn't live a day without you
I need you
More than anyone could ever know
(More than anyone could ever know)
Couldn't live a day without you, girl
I need you and I wanna build my world around you
Baby, I need you
[Bridge]
Oh, I need you (Baby)
Couldn't live a day without you
More than anyone could ever know
(More than anyone could ever know)
Couldn't live a day without you, girl
I need you and I wanna build my world around you
I need you
[Chorus]
I need you
(I need you, I want you)
And I couldn't live a day without you
(Couldn't live a day without you)
I need you
(Yeah yeah)
More than anyone could ever know
(More than anyone could ever know)
I need you
(I need you, I want you)
And I couldn't live a day without you
(Couldn't live a day without you)
I need you
(Yeah yeah)
I need you
[Outro]
Well, I tried a special song
A love song just for you
I need you
I need you, girl
I couldn't live a day without you
[Verse 1]
Well, I tried to write a special song
A love song just for you
To explain the way you make you feel inside
Though the meaning may be simple
And the words may not be new
I couldn't make it clearer if I tried
[Chorus]
I need you
And I couldn't live a day without you
I need you
More than anyone could ever know
I need you
And I wanna build my world around you
I need you
I need you
[Verse 2]
Well, I sang the words and realized
It had all been said before
So I tried a different rhyme that meant the same
But it didn't have the feeling
And the first one said much more
So I guess I'll have to say it once again
[Chorus]
I need you
And I couldn't live a day without you
I need you
More than anyone could ever know
(More than anyone could ever know)
Couldn't live a day without you, girl
I need you and I wanna build my world around you
Baby, I need you
[Bridge]
Oh, I need you (Baby)
Couldn't live a day without you
More than anyone could ever know
(More than anyone could ever know)
Couldn't live a day without you, girl
I need you and I wanna build my world around you
I need you
[Chorus]
I need you
(I need you, I want you)
And I couldn't live a day without you
(Couldn't live a day without you)
I need you
(Yeah yeah)
More than anyone could ever know
(More than anyone could ever know)
I need you
(I need you, I want you)
And I couldn't live a day without you
(Couldn't live a day without you)
I need you
(Yeah yeah)
I need you
[Outro]
Well, I tried a special song
A love song just for you
I need you