[Verse 1]
When I'm alone in my room
Sometimes I stare at the wall
And in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call
Telling me I need a boy who's as sweet as a dove
For the first time in my life, I see I need love
There I was giggling about the games that I had played with many hearts
And I'm not sayin' no names
Then the thought occurred, tear drops made my eyes burn
As I said to myself: when am I gonna learn?
I can feel it inside, I can't explain how it feels
All I know is that I'll never dish another raw deal
Playin' make believe, pretending that I'm true
Holding in my laugh just to say that I love you
Saying amour, kissing you on the ear
Whispering I love you and I'll always be here
Although I always reminisce, I can't believe that I found
A desire for true love floating around
Inside my soul, because my soul is cold
One half of me deserves to be this way til I'm old
But the other half needs affection and joy
And the warmth that is created by a girl and a boy
[Refrain: Amanda Blank and Santigold]
I need love
Got my mind made up, got my mind made up
Got my mind made up
I need love
Got my mind made up
I'm a lady
Got my mind made up
I need love
Got my mind made up, Got my mind made up
Got my mind made up
I need love
Got my mind made up
I'm a lady
Got My mind made up
[Verse 2]
I had a dream that you and I were both 16
Holding hands after school, we didn't care who would see
You'd tell me that I was pretty and that you'd love me for life
Take care of me forever cause you'd make me your wife
When the girls call me up n trynna mess with my head
Tell ‘em all that if I left you, you'd be better off dead
Cause you'll never love another, they just don't understand
That your life would be over if I found another man
You call me up on the phone, we would talk until we fell
Asleep without you I think I'd rather be in hell
Life just wouldn't be as fun, it wouldn't be the same
I wanna stay with you forever, even take your last name
Cause there's no one in my life that makes me feel as good as you
The way we cuddle on the couch and share the secrets that we do
With all the little jokes that no one else could ever know
The part of me that you can see cause you're the one I show
I know we gotta make it work, cause baby you're the man for me
Without you by my side yeah boy my world would be incomplete
And if you ever leave me lonely, boy my heart would be crushed
It's alright, you know you touch me so by now I know boy
[Refrain]