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♪♪♪ 00:00
[DOOR BELL RING] 00:09
♪♪♪ 00:13
[JON] OOOH! THEY WAS COOKIN' BACK THEN, WASN'T THEY? WHOLE LOTTA SOUL! 00:27
[SHAUNA] YEAH. 00:35
♪♪♪ 00:36
♪♪♪ 00:47
♪ WE DONE A LOT OF LIVING ♪ 01:01
♪ WE WORKING OVERTIME ♪ 01:03
♪ DON'T NEED ANOTHER MILLION ♪ 01:05
♪ YOU GOT THAT GOLD MINE ♪ 01:07
♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE LIVIN' ♪ 01:10
♪ 'CAUSE YOU SO GENUINE ♪ 01:12
♪ YOU GOT THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL ♪ 01:14
♪ DIDN'T YOU KNOW? ♪ 01:16
♪ I JUST NEED YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ 01:17
♪ MET YOU WHEN I WAS A LIL' NAPPY HEAD BOY ♪ 01:22
♪ AND I NEVER PUT DOWN MY ALTO SAXOPHONE, YEAH ♪ 01:24
♪ BUCKJUMPIN' DOWN ON THE BOULEVARD ♪ 01:26
♪ I COULDN'T WAIT TO BLOW MY OWN HORN (WOO!) ♪ 01:28
♪ IT AIN'T WRONG FOR YOU TO PLAY ALONG ♪ 01:31
♪ PLAYING THIS SONG 'TIL YOU DIE COME ON ♪ 01:33
♪ IN THIS WORLD WITH A LOT OF PROBLEMS ♪ 01:35
♪ ALL WE NEED IS A LITTLE LOVING ♪ 01:39
♪ THANK YOU, THANK YOU, OH, YOU MAKE ME ♪ 01:43
♪ THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE ♪ 01:46
♪ WE DONE A LOT OF LIVING ♪ 01:48
♪ WE WORKING OVERTIME ♪ 01:50
♪ DON'T NEED ANOTHER MILLION ♪ 01:52
♪ YOU GOT THAT GOLD MINE ♪ 01:54
♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE LIVIN' (HEY) ♪ 01:57
♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO GENUINE (GENUINE) ♪ 01:59
♪ YOU GOT THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL ♪ 02:01
♪ DIDN'T YOU KNOW? ♪ 02:03
♪ I JUST NEED YOU, YOU, YOU (COME ON, NOW!) ♪ 02:04
♪ MET YOU WHEN I WAS A LIL' COUNTRY BOY ♪ 02:09
♪ AND I NEVER PUT DOWN THAT PORK CHOP AND SALT ♪ 02:11
♪ THEN WE FELL IN LOVE ON THE BOULEVARD ♪ 02:13
♪ IF YOU WAS JENNY, I GUESS I WAS FORREST (RUN!) ♪ 02:15
♪ NAH, IT AIN'T WRONG FOR YOU TO SING ALONG ♪ 02:17
♪ SINGING THIS SONG 'TIL YOU DIE ♪ 02:19
♪ IN THIS WORLD WITH A LOT OF PROBLEMS ♪ 02:21
♪ ALL WE NEED IS A LITTLE LOVING ♪ 02:26
♪ THANK YOU, THANK YOU, OH, YOU MAKE ME ♪ 02:30
♪ THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE ♪ 02:33
♪♪♪ 02:35
♪ (PLAY THAT THANG!) ♪ 02:39
♪♪♪ 02:41
♪ (THAT'S ALRIGHT!) ♪ 02:47
♪ WE DONE A LOT OF LIVING (WHOLE LOTTA) ♪ 02:48
♪ WE WORKING OVERTIME (OVERTIME) ♪ 02:50
♪ DON'T NEED ANOTHER MILLION ♪ 02:52
♪ YOU GOT THAT GOLD MINE (GOLD MINE) ♪ 02:54
♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE LIVIN' ♪ 02:56
♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO GENUINE (GENUINE) ♪ 02:58
♪ YOU GOT THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL ♪ 03:00
♪ DIDN'T YOU KNOW? ♪ 03:02
♪ I JUST NEED YOU, YOU, YOU (YOU) ♪ 03:04
♪♪♪ 03:08
♪ I NEED YOU, YEAH! YOU, YEAH! , YOU, OH! ,YOU, OH!, YOU, YOU, YOUUUUU ♪ 03:17

I NEED YOU

By
Jon Batiste
Album
WE ARE
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[English]

♪♪♪

[DOOR BELL RING]

♪♪♪

[JON] OOOH! THEY WAS COOKIN' BACK THEN, WASN'T THEY? WHOLE LOTTA SOUL!

[SHAUNA] YEAH.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪ WE DONE A LOT OF LIVING ♪

♪ WE WORKING OVERTIME ♪

♪ DON'T NEED ANOTHER MILLION ♪

♪ YOU GOT THAT GOLD MINE ♪

♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE LIVIN' ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU SO GENUINE ♪

♪ YOU GOT THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL ♪

♪ DIDN'T YOU KNOW? ♪

♪ I JUST NEED YOU, YOU, YOU ♪

♪ MET YOU WHEN I WAS A LIL' NAPPY HEAD BOY ♪

♪ AND I NEVER PUT DOWN MY ALTO SAXOPHONE, YEAH ♪

♪ BUCKJUMPIN' DOWN ON THE BOULEVARD ♪

♪ I COULDN'T WAIT TO BLOW MY OWN HORN (WOO!) ♪

♪ IT AIN'T WRONG FOR YOU TO PLAY ALONG ♪

♪ PLAYING THIS SONG 'TIL YOU DIE COME ON ♪

♪ IN THIS WORLD WITH A LOT OF PROBLEMS ♪

♪ ALL WE NEED IS A LITTLE LOVING ♪

♪ THANK YOU, THANK YOU, OH, YOU MAKE ME ♪

♪ THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE ♪

♪ WE DONE A LOT OF LIVING ♪

♪ WE WORKING OVERTIME ♪

♪ DON'T NEED ANOTHER MILLION ♪

♪ YOU GOT THAT GOLD MINE ♪

♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE LIVIN' (HEY) ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO GENUINE (GENUINE) ♪

♪ YOU GOT THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL ♪

♪ DIDN'T YOU KNOW? ♪

♪ I JUST NEED YOU, YOU, YOU (COME ON, NOW!) ♪

♪ MET YOU WHEN I WAS A LIL' COUNTRY BOY ♪

♪ AND I NEVER PUT DOWN THAT PORK CHOP AND SALT ♪

♪ THEN WE FELL IN LOVE ON THE BOULEVARD ♪

♪ IF YOU WAS JENNY, I GUESS I WAS FORREST (RUN!) ♪

♪ NAH, IT AIN'T WRONG FOR YOU TO SING ALONG ♪

♪ SINGING THIS SONG 'TIL YOU DIE ♪

♪ IN THIS WORLD WITH A LOT OF PROBLEMS ♪

♪ ALL WE NEED IS A LITTLE LOVING ♪

♪ THANK YOU, THANK YOU, OH, YOU MAKE ME ♪

♪ THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE ♪

♪♪♪

♪ (PLAY THAT THANG!) ♪

♪♪♪

♪ (THAT'S ALRIGHT!) ♪

♪ WE DONE A LOT OF LIVING (WHOLE LOTTA) ♪

♪ WE WORKING OVERTIME (OVERTIME) ♪

♪ DON'T NEED ANOTHER MILLION ♪

♪ YOU GOT THAT GOLD MINE (GOLD MINE) ♪

♪ I LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE LIVIN' ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO GENUINE (GENUINE) ♪

♪ YOU GOT THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL ♪

♪ DIDN'T YOU KNOW? ♪

♪ I JUST NEED YOU, YOU, YOU (YOU) ♪

♪♪♪

♪ I NEED YOU, YEAH! YOU, YEAH! , YOU, OH! ,YOU, OH!, YOU, YOU, YOUUUUU ♪

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

need

/niːd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to require something because it is essential or very important

love

/lʌv/

A2
  • verb
  • - to have a strong affection for someone
  • noun
  • - a strong feeling of affection

living

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

B1
  • noun
  • - the condition of being alive
  • verb
  • - to be alive

gold

/ɡoʊld/

A2
  • noun
  • - a yellow precious metal

special

/ˈspɛʃəl/

B1
  • adjective
  • - better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual

problems

/ˈprɒbləmz/

B1
  • noun
  • - difficulties that need to be dealt with

genuine

/ˈdʒɛn.ju.ɪn/

B2
  • adjective
  • - truly what something is said to be; authentic

song

/sɔŋ/

A1
  • noun
  • - a short piece of music with words

wait

/weɪt/

A2
  • verb
  • - to stay in one place until something happens

play

/pleɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to engage in activity for enjoyment

world

/wɜrld/

A1
  • noun
  • - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples

horn

/hɔrn/

B1
  • noun
  • - a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of certain animals

country

/ˈkʌntri/

A2
  • noun
  • - a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory

million

/ˈmɪljən/

A2
  • noun
  • - the number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand

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