You Need Me Baby
Joe Tex Lyrics

He was the best marble shooter
He had exceptional skill and talent in playing marbles

Who lived in the whole darn town
He was renowned and respected by everyone in the town

He never played in a football game
He didn't participate in football matches

Where he scored under five touchdowns, no no
And if he did play, he would always score more than five touchdowns

He could run the hundred yard dash
He had remarkable speed in running the hundred yard dash

In nine-five, baby, yeah
He could complete the hundred yard dash in just ninety-five seconds

Once a house caught a-fire
There was a fire in a house

And he went in and saved
He bravely entered the burning house

All seven people's lives
And successfully rescued all seven people inside

He was the one most likely to succeed
He was believed to have the greatest potential for success

But a room full of ribbons and trophies
However, having numerous ribbons and trophies

Ain't what you need, no
Is not what you truly need

You need yourself a man, girl
You need a reliable and caring partner, my dear

You need me, baby oh!
You need my love and support, oh darling!

He was given the key to the city
He was honored with the key to the city

When he left home goin' to college
When he departed for college from his hometown

Now he already had an A+ average, but
Although he already had exceptional academic achievements

He felt that he needed
He believed that he required

A little more knowledge, yeah
To acquire further knowledge

People were at the train station, huh
People gathered at the train station

Some cryin' and some brought lunch, yeah
Some were crying while others brought lunch

And I watched the ones that were cryin'
And I observed those who were crying

Baby, you were right in the
My dear, you were among

Middle of the bunch, huh
The group of people who were crying

But a room full of
However, having a room filled with

Master degrees and trophies
Master's degrees and trophies

Ain't what you need, no
Is not what you truly need

You need a man, baby
You need a caring and devoted partner, darling

I think you need me, oh!
I strongly believe that you need me, oh dear!

I'm just a man that loved your children, huh
I am simply a man who deeply cared for your children

Oh baby, you told me that you loved children
You, my dear, expressed your love for children

Too didn't you, baby?
Didn't you, my dear?

Now I know I can't run the hundred yard dash
I am aware that I cannot run as fast as him in the hundred yard dash

As fast as he can, baby, huh
At the same speed he can, my dear

But I know I can provide for you
But I do know I can take care of you

And four-five children, too, yeah
And even for our four or five children

Now he ain't never coming back for you, baby
Now he will never return to you, my dear

You read what the people said
You have seen what others have said

He called this a little one-horse
He referred to this town as a small and unimportant

Town full of jive people, huh
Place filled with insincere people, my dear

I think his success has gone to his head
I believe that his success has made him arrogant

Now he didn't even think to write
He didn't even consider writing

You a penny postal card, baby
You a simple postcard, my dear

Woo hoo, heh try to see through him, baby
Try to see through his true intentions, my dear

And stop trying to be so hard, yeah
And cease exerting so much effort, yeah

I know he was the one most likely to succeed
I'm aware that he was the one with the greatest potential for success

But listen, baby, huh
But listen to me, my dear

A man full of them high-falutin'
A man filled with those pretentious

Ideals ain't what you need no, huh
Ideas is not what you truly need, no, my dear

You need yourself a man, baby
You need a loving and genuine partner, darling

I'm puttin' my vote in for me, huh ow!
I am advocating for myself, yes indeed!

You need me, baby
You need my love and support, my dear