Chris Brown

Released: September 6, 2007

Songwriter: Chris Brown

[Intro]
Every child grows up, with the thought of being something special in life
But what happens when the one that they depend on the most is never there?

[Verse 1]
Told that I'm supposed to fail
I wouldn't amount to much of nothing
Yes, I pray
There was days I wondered if you really loved me
But baby, you feel pain
Mama was sane when I felt like running away
I couldn't take it
I soon hit 10, angry with all of the world
I couldn't keep friends, just wishing you'd come back and see
My difficult times being an adolescent
And like so many just like me without a shoulder to lean

[Chorus]
I needed you when I needed a father figure
I needed you to stop me from making the wrong decisions
At 17, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall

[Post-Chorus]
I need, I needed you
Every child grows up, with the thought of being something special in life
But what happens when the one that they depend on the most is never there?
I need, I needed you

[Verse 2]
Told that I'm supposed to fail
I wouldn't amount to much of nothing
Yes, I pray
There was days I wondered if you really loved me
But baby, you feel pain
Mama was sane when I felt like running away
I couldn't take it
I soon hit 10, angry with all of the world
I couldn't keep friends just wishing you'd come back and see
My difficult times being an adolescent
And like so many just like me without a shoulder to lean

[Chorus]
I needed you when I needed a father figure
I needed you to stop me from making the wrong decisions
At 17, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall
When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go
I needed you
I need, I needed you
I needed you
I need, I need you
17 when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall
When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go

[Verse 2]
Mama had no financial help
And thoughts of breaking the law came
See her hurt tryna hold down two jobs
Was tearing up on me
Had a way
All my friends was getting it in
It came time for me to get that dough
Wrong or right
I had to go for what I know

[Chorus]
I needed you when I needed a father figure
I needed you to stop me from making the wrong decisions
At 17, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall
When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go
I needed you
I need, I needed you
I needed you
I need, I need you
17 when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall
When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go

[Outro]
Lord I pray, give me strength to forgive them and not all the I hate I got
Even though the pain sometimes as too heavy
Lord I pray, show me all brothers growing up without a father
How to turn with a day adolescent to a legacy, Lord I pray
From the knowledge I ain't get, God, you gave me
And temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go

Grammy-winning R&B singer, rapper, dancer, graffiti artist, illustrator and the first male lead artist to have his debut single top the Billboard Hot 100 in 8 years with “Run It!” in 2005, Breezy is undoubtedly a multifaceted artist. To add to this, he is the father of Royalty, a princess and the inspiration for his 7th studio album Royalty.

It’s undeniable his ability as a musician, dancer, and all-round entertainer. At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards (February 12th, 2012) his 4th studio album F.A.M.E. won the award for Best R&B Album and a huge number of other awards and nominations ranging from his debut as a 16 year old in 2005 to his most recent projects.

Brown’s career is long-lived, pristine and all about his music with hits such as “Look At Me Now,” “Turn Up the Music,” and “Loyal,” and successful collaborations with Omarion on his hit “Post to Be” and Lil Dicky's “Freaky Friday” in recent years.

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