About The Song
“Baby I’m-a Want You” is a song by American soft rock band Bread, released in October 1971. It became the title track for the album of the same name, released in January 1972. The song was written and sung by David Gates, the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the band. The lyrics revolve around the theme of love and the emotions that come with it. The song was one of Bread’s highest-charting singles in both the U.S. and UK, reaching #3 on the Billboard Top 100 chart. The album “Baby I’m-a Want You” was the fourth album by Bread, released in 1972. Its singles included the title cut, “Everything I Own”, “Mother Freedom”, and “Diary”. This was the first Bread album to feature keyboard player Larry Knechtel.
Lyrics
Baby I'm-a want you
Baby I'm-a need you
You're the only one I care enough to hurt about
Maybe I'm-a crazy
But I just can't live without
your lovin' and affection
Givin' me direction
Like a guiding light to help me through a darkest hour
Lately I'm a-prayin'
That you'll always be a-stayin' beside me
Used to be my life was just emotions passing by
Feeling all the while and never really knowing why
Lately I'm a-prayin'
That you'll always be a-stayin' beside me.
Used to be my life was just emotions passing by
Then you came along and made me laugh and made me cry
You taught me why
Baby I'm-a want you
Baby I'm-a need you
Oh, it took so long to find you, baby
Baby I'm-a want you
Baby I'm-a need you
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