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I Still Need You Tonight

(Brian Hendrix)

A duet I wrote. Might be hard to grasp via text, reading both parts, but I really like it. Of all the hundreds of songs I've written over the years, only a handful have given me chills when singing them aloud. This is one of them. It's one of those songs where after I wrote it, I had to go check online to make sure I didn't just plagiarize a hit song stuck in my head. Nope. It's all mine. Enjoy. Also note: "Him:" and "Her:" and "Both:" aren't part of the lyrics; they're just stamps to let you know which gender is singing which part.

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Him:
I still love her

Her:
I still love him

Him: 
I think I need her

Her:
Think I might need him

Both:
It was you that made me feel so full of life

Him:
Now she don't love me

Her: 
Now he don't love me

Him: 
Lord, she don't need me

Her:
And he don't need me

Both:
If we were doin' wrong, damn it just felt so right
As I wonder where time goes
I wonder if it shows
I wonder if she still needs me tonight (her part would say "He”, overlapping)

Him V1: 
Baby, I'm finally over you
Just like I'm over breathing air
Your face shines through the moon
Like the sky, you're always there
If I could take back all the days
I would stop the whole world’s spin
And spend forever in your arms
And you'd be loving me again

(Chorus 1)

Him:
'Cause I still love her

Her: 
Oh, I do love him

Him:
And I still need her

Her: 
I know I need him

Both: 
It was you that made me feel so full of life

Him:
Now she don't love me

Her: 
Now he don't love me

Him: 
Don't think she needs me

Her:
And he don't need me

Both:
If we were doin' wrong, damn it just felt so right
As I wonder where time goes
I wonder if it shows
I wonder if she still needs me tonight (her part would say "He", overlapping)

Her V2: 
Babe, I've long moved on past you
Just like the beach moves past the sea
On sleepless nights I reach for you
And realize that it's just me
Maybe I got in my own way
Maybe I've learned to step aside
I wish to feel your touch again
And be the woman in your life

(Chorus 2)

Her: 
God, I still love him

Him:
And I still love her

Her:
And I still need him

Him:
Yes, I do need her

Both: 
It was you that made me feel so full of life

Her:
Now he don't love me

Him: 
Now she don't love me

Her: 
No longer needs me

Him:
And she don't need me

Both:
If we were doin' wrong, damn it just felt so right
As I wonder where time goes
I wonder if it shows
I wonder if she still needs me tonight (her part would say "He")

(Bridge) (Both:)
If true love could heal a wound
We would've never hurt at all
But what shattered me like glass
Was getting up after the fall

(Chorus 3) 

Him:
I swear, I still love you

Her: 
Hey, boy, I love you

Him:
And I still need you

Her: 
Baby, I need you

Both: 
It was you that made me feel so full of life

Him:
I hope she still loves me

Her: 
I need him to love me

Him: 
Girl, do you need me

Her:
Tell me you need me

Both:
If we were doin' wrong, damn it just felt so right
As I wonder where time goes
I wonder if it shows
I want you to know I still need you tonight 

As I wonder where time goes
I wander time without a soul
I want you to know I still need you tonight 

© Brian Hendrix 2020

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