Mary J. Blige - Father in You lyrics

Oh, oh, oh oh, oh
Oh, oh can I talk to you, baby?
When I was a little girl
I didn't have a father
And that's why I'm leanin' on you
When I was a baby
I didn't get a hug from daddy
That's why I need a hug from you
Oh, it's not easy
And I thank you for putting up with me
When you don't have a daddy's love

(To say that you) , to say
That I'm your little girl, yeah
(Are his little girl) , oh
Why didn't he love me? yeah
(And give you the love)
I need love, yeah, yeah, yeah
(You really deserve) , and I believe
I deserve it, and that's why, oh

That's why I need the father in you
(Oh, I need the father in you, baby)
That's why I need the father in you
(Please don't hurt me, please)
That's why I need the father in you
(Oh, that's why, really need you)
That's why I need the father in you
(Please be true, mmm, oh)

Oh oh woah woah

Oh, things got bad to the point where mommy
Couldn't hold us down
And that's when it hurt me so much to see her

(To see her cry) , oh don't
Cry, mama, don't cry, mama, no
(Each and every night) , we're gonna be
Alright, that's what I used to say, yeah
(I said that some day) , that I
Would try to take his place, oh
(But it was too hard) , it was so
Hard tryna be a man, not a woman
And that's why I need the father in you

That's why I
(Oh, I need it) , need the father in
You (I'm puttin' my trust in you, baby)
That's why I need the father in you
(Please don't let me down, oh)
That's why I need
(Oh, oh, I, I) , the father in you
(I need in the father in you, baby)
That's why I need
(Hold my hand, oh yeah) , the father in you

Because we never had one at home
No, no, no, no, no, no as a little girl
So I understand why daddy couldn't be there
'Cause it's so obvious nobody taught him
How to be a father either
Oh, and I'm not saying this
To reminisce on the past
I'm just saying this to make you
Understand that I needed a father
And this is my problem
This is why I couldn't keep no one
This is why I couldn't stay
Alone, I was so scared, i know
Every woman needs a man
And I don't think she understands
That she really needs a father
The father in you, my brother oh
She really needed a father, the father in you
When your wife is speakin', fellas
Pay attention, yeah
Don't ignore her, oh, no, no ooh
I really need the father in you