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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
Performer
Bobby Donaldson
Bobby Donaldson
Drums
Jimmy Lewis
Jimmy Lewis
Electric Bass Guitar
Al Shackman
Al Shackman
Guitar
Georg Barnes
Georg Barnes
Guitar
Wild Jimmy Spruill
Wild Jimmy Spruill
Guitar
LeRoy Glover
LeRoy Glover
Piano
Haywood Henry
Haywood Henry
Saxophone
Jimmy Cleveland
Jimmy Cleveland
Trombone
Lamar Wright
Lamar Wright
Trumpet
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb
Trumpet
William Berry
William Berry
Trumpet
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
Songwriter
Bert Russell
Bert Russell
Songwriter
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bert Russell
Bert Russell
Producer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
I'm so happy to be here tonight
So glad to be in your wonderful city
And I have a little message for you
And I want to tell every woman and every man tonight
That's ever needed someone to love
That's ever had somebody to love them
That's ever had somebody's understanding
That's ever had someone that needs their love all the time
Someone that's with them when they're up
Somebody that's with them when they're down
If you had yourself somebody like this, you better hold onto them
'Cause let me tell you something
Sometimes you get what you want
And you lose what you have
There's a song I sing
And I believe if everybody was to sing this song
It would save the whole world
Listen to me
[Verse 1]
Everybody needs somebody
Everybody wants somebody to love
Honey to hug, yeah
Sugar to kiss, mmm
Baby to miss now, yeah
Baby to tease
Sometimes to please, yeah
[Chorus]
And I need (You, you, you, you)
And I need (You, you, you, you)
In the morning, baby (You, you, you, you)
When the sun goes down (You, you, you, you)
Ain't nobody around you (You, you, you, you)
Whoa, listen to me
[Bridge]
Sometimes I feel like
I feel a little sad inside
My baby mistreats me
And I can't get a little, little mad
[Chorus]
But I need you (You, you, you, you)
Just to see me through, sugar (You, you, you, you)
Somebody to hold my hand (You, you, you, you)
When I feel a little lonely
But I wanna hear you say yeah
And everybody sayin' it
Let me hear you say yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
[Outro]
I just want one woman to stand up and say, "I love you"
I want somebody to be a witness tonight
And I just wanna hear you say, "I love you"
I wanna hear you say, "I love you"
Oh
I just want somebody to squeeze me tight
Written by: Bert Berns, Jerry Wexler, Solomon Burke
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