CREDITS
Vocals: Valerie Bailey
Background Vocals: Barry Coffing & Valerie Bailey
Guitars: Steve Farris
Bass: Deon Estus
Drums: Herman Matthews
Drum Programming: Barry Coffing
Engineers: Bobby Ginsburg, Barry Coffing
Produced by: Barry Coffing
Mixed by: Dale Penner
Recorded at: Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA. USA
Mixed at: Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, BC. Canada
Mastered by: Ken Love
Mastered at: Five Points Mastering, Nashville, TN. USA
Executive Producer: Jim Stanka
Photography:
Graphic Design: Megan Coffing
I NEED YOU
Spendin’ all my time on you
Was it even worth a dime
If you can’t even see the truth
Then I know I must be blind
I need, I need you
I need you to walk away
Believe, believe me,
Believe me, i won’t let you stay
Just go away
Give me some time
There’s nothing you can say
That’s gonna change my mind
I need, I need you
I need you to go away
Believe, believe me,
Believe me, I won’t let you stay
I can’t let you stay
I need, i need you
I need you to go away
Believe, believe me,
Believe me, i won’t let you stay
I can’t let you stay
You do what you want to
Because you can
After all we’ve been through
You think i’ll understand
Well, if you think we’ll still be friends
Then you haven’t got a clue
You wonder how it’s gonna end
Let me spell it out for you
I need, i need you
I need you to walk away
Believe, believe me
Believe me, i won’t let you stay
I was just stupid
To think you’d change
You could not do it
To think i could is just insane
I NEED YOU
The title makes you think it’s going to be a certain type of love song, but if you listen to the lyrics, I’m basically telling someone to get lost. Like I love you but you’re bad for me and I need you to walk away. I can’t let you stay. And if you think we’re still going to be friends, you haven’t got a clue. I’m basically admitting I’ve been allowing this toxic relationship with the bad guy to go on too long, letting the guy get away with certain behaviors and treating me wrong. It’s like the 2023 version of Ray Charles’ “Hit the Road Jack.”
