Mary J. Blige

Released: July 28, 1998

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Chucky Thompson Diddy Curtis Mayfield

Producer: Chucky Thompson Diddy

[Intro]
(Where the ladies at? Where the ladies at?)
(Where the ladies at? Where the ladies at?)
I'm the only woman
(Where the ladies at? Where the ladies at?)
Yes, I am the only one
(Where the ladies at? Where the ladies at?)
Now ladies, tonight, if y'all feel like y'all the only woman out there
And can't no other bitch fuck with you
Let me hear you scream
Now what can you give this nigga if he don't wanna act right?
Uh, listen

[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

[Chorus]
I'm the only one you need
I'm the only woman
Only one you need, take me
You'll ever need
Don't be a fool like your daddy
If you wanna be happy
Don't you be a fool
I'm the only one you need
All you have to do is trust me
You'll never have to be sad again
'Cause I'll always be your friend
Ladies, we make mistakes, but guess what?
They ain't gotta act like that, uh

[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, yeah
And make you happy, yeah

[Chorus]
I'm the only one you need
Only one you need, take me
I'm the only one
Don't be a fool like your daddy
If you wanna be happy
You know I'm gonna do things
Do things, do things, good things, bad things wit'cha
I'm the only one you need
All you have to do is trust me
You'll never have to be sad again
'Cause I'll always be your friend

[Outro]
Thank you

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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