A distant relative of Davy Crockett, Charley was born in San Benito, Texas, United States. The son of a single mother with an older brother and sister, Crockett was raised in a trailer park in Los Fresnos, Texas. His mother relocated the family to Dallas, and Crockett spent the summer months with his uncle, who lived in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Upon leaving high school at the age of 17, Crockett decided to travel with his guitar acquired by his mother from a pawn shop. Crockett noted "I taught myself how to play and started to write songs immediately, without any chord knowledge or anything. I didn't know what key I was in for 12 years, but my ear was really good, and I could play in any key and any chord. I just didn't know what it was." His early musical influences came from hearing hip hop, and he became fascinated with the samples used. Crockett said, "I got into Curtis Mayfield through samples of his songs by other artists, and Nina Simone was through a sample. Even J. Cole, I was listening to a song of his ("Kenny Lofton"), and it was based on the sample from the Manhattans version of 'Hurt'".
Crockett played music on the streets in the French Quarter of New Orleans and in Deep Ellum, Dallas as a teenager. Later he traveled further afield by hitchhiking and riding freight, and by 2009 he was busking in New York City. As he improved his performance skills, Crockett organized a street band called the Trainrobbers, which caught the attention of a Manhattan-based representative for Sony Music. She signed the 26-year-old Crockett to a two-year management contract, although he rejected a publishing deal. Eventually tired of life on the streets and the pending expiration of the contract, Crockett relocated to Northern California, where he combined working on farms and communes with performing for three more years. Crockett then existed on the streets in Paris, France, for a year, and briefly lived in Spain and Morocco.
I Need Your Love
Charley Crockett Lyrics
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I know you're leavin' you say it's best I be travelin' on
Many times I acted foolish when I really was just afraid
And all of my good times would up and walk away
I need your love pretty darlin' I've got to have all of your love
I need it so much and it's strange how you got me feeling this way
I need your love pretty baby, yes I've got to have all of your love
I need your love
Ooh child, I've been gamblin', I've been ramblin' all around
I know trouble's coming 'cause sorrow's all that I've found
Many days I took for granted how I wish I could turn back time
I can't ask to move the mountain so just give me the strength to climb
I need your love pretty darlin', said "I've got to have all of your love"
I need it so much and it's strange how you got me feeling this way
I need your love pretty baby, said "I've got to have all of your love"
I need it so much and it's strange how you got me feeling this way
I need your love
I need it so much and it's strange how you got me feeling this way
I need your love
In Charley Crockett's song "I Need Your Love," the singer is confessing his need for his lover's affection. He starts the song asking his partner who's going to help her carry the load, a rhetoric question that implies that he won't be around anymore. The singer is leaving, and his partner thinks it's for the best. He acknowledges he has made mistakes in the past, probably resulting from fears, and has lost everything he loved. He needs her love to fill that void in his life. He needs all of it, and the way she makes him feel is strange.
The lyrics show a man at a crossroads in his life. He has been gambling and rambling around and has found nothing but troubles and sorrows. He has taken many things for granted, but now all he wants is to have the strength to climb his mountain. Where he's going, whether he's coming back, we don't know. What we know is that he needs his lover's love to face whatever is coming to him. It's a bittersweet moment, and we can feel the desperation in his voice.
The song is an honest plea for help and a reminder that love can heal and mend broken hearts. Charley Crockett's voice is filled with raw emotion, and he brings the song to life. The simple instrumentation of the song lets his voice shine, and the melody is catchy enough to make you sing along.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me, tell me darlin' who's gonna help you carry the load
Asking the person he loves who will be there for her in her time of need.
I know you're leavin' you say it's best I be travelin' on
Acknowledging that the person he loves is leaving him and telling her that he understands that it's for the best.
Many times I acted foolish when I really was just afraid
Admitting that he has made mistakes in their relationship due to fear.
And all of my good times would up and walk away
Reflecting on how he has lost good times and people in his life because of his actions.
I need your love pretty darlin' I've got to have all of your love
Expressing that he needs and craves the love of the person he is singing to.
I need it so much and it's strange how you got me feeling this way
Acknowledging how powerful and overwhelming his love for the person is.
Ooh child, I've been gamblin', I've been ramblin' all around
Admitting that he has been reckless and spontaneous in his life.
I know trouble's coming 'cause sorrow's all that I've found
Anticipating that more trouble will come because he has experienced a lot of sorrow in his life.
Many days I took for granted how I wish I could turn back time
Reflecting on how he has taken things for granted in his life and regrets not being able to change the past.
I can't ask to move the mountain so just give me the strength to climb
Acknowledging that he can't change the difficult things in his life, but asking for the strength to overcome them.
I need your love pretty baby, said "I've got to have all of your love"
Reiterating his need for and craving of the love of the person he is singing to.
I need it so much and it's strange how you got me feeling this way
Expressing how powerful and overwhelming his love for the person is.
I need your love
Repeating his need and craving of the love of the person he is singing to.
I need it so much and it's strange how you got me feeling this way
Acknowledging how intense and unexpected his love for the person is.
I need your love
Reiterating his need and craving of the love of the person he is singing to.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Mark Robert Neill, Matthew Charles Crockett
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@loading7371
Charleys swagger is on another level, totally original and unlike anybody else.
@Seantherightway06
Unparalleled.
@Mirk0ps
he always keep it a buck fifty
@BrightResultsMedia
He sounds like 1% of everybody!
@csccw3620
His shows are spectacular he’s great off and on stage. Have great pics with him and of him watching the other act and enjoying their performance.
@mmorgansales
He is BULLET PROOF!!!!!
@Schniklefritz_247
I don’t understand how he is not mainstream. He drops nothing but next level hits.
@sup393
Cause Nashville don't do real
@staceyleeann975
I hope he doesn’t go mainstream. I feel like his music would go pop
@sup393
@@staceyleeann975 that won't happen. He's an old soul