You Needed Me

Album: Let's Keep It That Way (1978)
Charted: 22 1
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  • I cried a tear, you wiped it dry
    I was confused, you cleared my mind
    I sold my soul, you bought it back for me
    And held me up and gave me dignity
    Somehow you needed me

    You gave me strength to stand alone again
    To face the world out on my own again
    You put me high upon a pedestal
    So high that I could almost see eternity
    You needed me, you needed me

    And I can't believe it's you
    I can't believe it's true
    I needed you and you were there
    And I'll never leave, why should I leave?
    I'd be a fool 'cause I finally found someone who really cares

    You held my hand when it was cold
    When I was lost, you took me home
    You gave me hope when I was at the end
    And turned my lies back into truth again
    You even called me "friend"

    You gave me strength to stand alone again
    To face the world out on my own again
    You put me high upon a pedestal
    So high that I could almost see eternity
    You needed me, you needed me

    You needed me, you needed me Writer/s: Randy Goodrum
    Publisher: MIRANDA MILLSAP D/B/A IRONSIDE MUSIC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Comments: 15

  • Eunike from IndonesiaI found the soul of the "You Needed Me" song. It's just because I paid attention on it a year ago. For me it was telling the gratitude of how romantic Jesus Christ's love to us.
  • Dr Jan And Meridith Dahlin from Gulf Breeze , FlKnew Randy in college—so happy for his success!
  • Mama D from Sacramento, CaAl from Henderson, TN.....this song just popped into my head today. I just listened to it for the 1st time in over 35 years....it was like I "heard" it for the 1st time, yet I knew all of the words ...it went so far beyond my soul....it went all the way into my spirit....yes....you described it PERFECTLY.
  • Frank B. from Mono, Ontario - CanadaI always cry like a baby every time I listen to these sad songs! It happens every time!
  • Jane Lesley Wall from 14 Daleside Close Orpington KentI happened to love this song I love Cilla Black version of it the album was Cilla Love Songs especially for you album one of my favourites of all times one of my favourites albums
  • Dedo Suwanda from CanadaOnly God can have such "unconditional love". The more I listen to this song, the more I can understand that "you" refers to God. But, does God really need me? Yes, He does. He chose me to be His son. He wants me. He needs me to be in His family.
  • Prem from Johor Bahru, MalaysiaI have also liked the same song by Kamahl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4yPuF3jSyc
  • Dee from New York, OrLOVE Anne Murray. As a kid, it never hit me she didn't WRITE all the emotions. It's cool. Someone had to put the words down. Only she could wrinkle her eyes with that emotion!
  • Al from Henderson, Tn, TnThough it is not commonly accepted, I would argue that Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany are one and the same person. (See the works of Margaret Starbird.) The Catholic church accepted this position for 1500 years. And for some reason changed their mind in 1969. The text specifically states it was Mary of Bethany who anointed Jesus (John 11: 1,2). In John 12:7 Jesus said she was to keep the ointment for the day of his burial. Who was it that showed up on the resurrection morning with the spices? See John 20 and Mark 16:1. It was Mary Magdalene. In some of the verses she is simply called Mary and in others she is called Mary Magdalene (See John 20:1-18).
  • Michael Scott from Punta Gorda, FlActually I think you are thinking of Mary of Bethany or Lazarus' sister. The song's chorus does come after verses 1 and 3.
  • Erik from Bloomfield Hills, MiMost of the songs that I like are harder rock, but no song ever came close to moving me as much as this song. When I re-discovered it a few days ago and heard it for the first time since I was a toddler, it moved me to tears. I think that it really activated something in me from that time, but I don't know what. The emotion hit me really hard and fast, and no, I wasn't drunk or on drugs. No other song has ever come close to affecting me like this.

    It also describes perfectly my relationship with a few dear friends I've recently met.
  • Al from Henderson, Tn, TnThis song describes perfectly the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. She is known for her tears, tears that fell from her eyes onto his feet where she wiped them away with her hair. Jesus cured her from seven demons (mental illness, most likely). By having seven, it was the worst of the worst. She had been confused, but her mind was now clear. Some symptoms of a bipolar manic illness include hyperactivity, super sexuality, racing thoughts. She may have sold her soul, and Jesus may have brought her home. She never left him and was a part of that entourage of women that paid for his ministry and followed him around. She was at the cross when the apostles were not. Yes, at one time she was lost, but Jesus brought her life back. And she couldn't believe it was him. He put her high on a pedastal by appearing to her first after the resurrection. This is eery if Goodrum didn't have her in mind when he wrote the song. I would like to have a reaction to this analysis from others.
  • Sara from Silver Spring, MdRandy Goodrum didn't actually record this song but might have demoed it. Goodrum did record it in the late 1990s on a CD that contained songs that he wrote for other artists (El DeBarge's Who's Holding Donna Now, George Benson's 20/20 and several artists)
  • Donna from College Station, Txsong was No 9 Oct 1978 Pop Singles list. source Billboard hits of 10 years ago Oct 8, 1988
  • Walter from Antwerp, BelgiumThis song doesn't fit in the category "hitsongs originally recorded by other artists".
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