[intro] (bright acoustic guitar fingerpicking, capo on fret four) I need you baby more than an oh I need you baby more than oh I need you darling before I lose my soul [verse 1] When I met you honey I wasn't wanting But you caught my eye and I was soon longing You showed me darling what I was needing I took your word, there was no pleading [chorus] (dynamic acoustic strumming, emotional peak) I had a house, that I made a home I Promised her, I never her alone Now when we speak, through lawyers on the phone She's not even sorry, she left me so alone [verse 2] (tender acoustic fingerpicking) You were one, whose roots were grounded said goodbye to my friends, some were astounded I'll my home,, fly over sea Dreaming of a new life just you and me [verse 3] [strained vocals] Only took a year, I planted my seed, you bloomed darling, oh indeed I saw it darling, I saw it unfold I tell you darling, what a pretty load [chorus] (building intensity, raw and pleading) Looking back at the miles we crossed Counting up everything that before I lost [outro] (fingerpicking slows down, intimate) I needed you baby more than an oh I needed you baby more than oh I needed you darling before I lost my soul [fade out]
