I NEED YOU

Take #1

I don't need no fancy car to drive me around
I don't need no pretty face cause that just gets me down
I need you
I need you

I don't need your money, baby to spend
I don't need your money, I don't need your friends
I need you
I need you

I'm tired of wastin'...
A chicka bum... To the side of the road
Tonight
Na na na na na na
It's chicka bum, da da da da da da
Da da da
Na na na

I don't need no money, I don't need you to drive me around
I don't need no pretty face cause that just gets me down
I need you
I need you
I need you
I need you
I need you

Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen, this Nebraska acoustic home demo was recorded at Springsteen's home in Colt's Neck, NJ, sometime between mid-September 1981 and May 1982.

Two takes of I NEED YOU are in circulation, and the above lyrics are for take #1.

• Take #1 is not fully realized
• Take #2 consists of only background vocals

Both takes can be found on The Lost Masters Vol. 10 (Labour Of Love) bootleg.

Bruce Springsteen -- The Lost Masters Vol. 10 (Labour Of Love)

As far as it's known, this outtake was never played live.

Recording info taken from Brucebase. Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

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