Mary J. Blige

Released: November 29, 1994

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Chucky Thompson Diddy Curtis Mayfield

Producer: Diddy Chucky Thompson

[Intro]
Oooh...
I'm the only woman you need

[Chorus]
I'm the only woman you need
Only one you need, take heed
Don't be a fool like your daddy
If you wanna be happy (Don't you be a fool)
I'm the only woman you need
All you have to do is trust me
Never have to be sad again
'Cause I'll always be your friend

[Verse 1]
I gave my heart to you
What more can I do
To show you how much I care?
About you and all the little things you do
But see, all I ask is that you make me feel like
I'm somebody
All day, all day, every day, give your lovin' away
Whoa...
Baby, can't you see
If we should part
That all my days of loving you
You know they weren't that hard
That's why I'm saying I gotta be strong

[Chorus]
I'm the only woman you need
Only one you need, take heed
Don't be a fool like your daddy
If you wanna be happy
I'm the only woman you need
All you have to do is trust me
Never have to be sad again
'Cause I'll always be your friend

[Verse 2]
I know that I was wrong
For all that carryin' on
But are you gonna hold this against me for life?
You know all I wanted to do is be your wife
And make you happy, yeah

[Chorus]
I'm the only woman you need
Only one you need, take heed (I'm the only one)
Don't be a fool like your daddy
If you wanna be happy
I'm the only woman you need
All you have to do is trust me (I'm the only woman, baby)
Never have to be sad again
'Cause I'll always be your friend

[Bridge]
If you really don't want me (Want me)
I wish you'd let me know
And I will go so far away
I cannot stay
If you don't want me to, I can
Be a fool for you no more (I don't think so)
You see, I tried
Tried to please you
The best way I know how
And I never deceived you
If only we could trust each other
Stop thinking foolish things
I don't want another lover, so I...

[Chorus]
I'm the only woman you need
Only one you need, take heed (I got to be strong)
Don't be a fool like your daddy
If you wanna be happy
I'm the only woman you need
All you have to do is trust me
Never have to be sad again
'Cause I'll always be your friend
I'm the only woman you need
Only one you need, take heed
Don't be a fool like your daddy
If you wanna be happy (Don't you be a fool)
I'm the only woman you need
All you have to do is trust me
Never have to be sad again
'Cause I'll always be your friend

Mary Jane Blige (b. Jan 11 1971) grew up in the projects of Yonkers, New York. A random decision to record a cover of “Caught Up in the Rapture” by Anita Baker in a pop-up recording booth at a mall led MJB to getting signed by Uptown Entertainment. After providing background vocals on Father MC’s hit single “I’ll Do 4 U” in 1990, a young intern at Uptown named Sean “Puffy” Combs ended up executive producing Mary’s 1992 debut album What’s The 411?. Fusing hip-hop beats with Mary’s soulful voice earned her the nickname “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”.

She followed up her debut with a string of critically acclaimed albums, including 1994’s My Life and 1997’s Share My World, as well as hit singles such as “Not Gon' Cry,” “Family Affair,” “Be Without You,” and “Just Fine.”

She also collaborated with rappers on a number of tracks, including Jay-Z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” Ghostface Killah’s “All That I Got is You,” Wyclef’s “911,” Common’s “Come Close,” and Method Man’s “I’ll Be There for You/All I Need to Get By,” which was a platinum hit and won the two of them a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.

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