[Intro] One time, reporting live, Compton, California [Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar] She go to work, she go to school, her body smooth, no tattoos Type of girl that'll make your mother feel comfortable My pops love her too, she's compatible, she's independent She handle her business, she believe in God and no other religions She's never in competition, when it comes to her friends, she's dependable She set her own trends, a confidant, a mediator, so sweet, every flavor Just a conversation with her doing you a favor, look at her hips, I want to be her pager Conservative, affirmative, actually she relaxing in sweats and bobby pins The beauty of her, a blind man can see, a true queen and she needs me She needs me, she needs me, she needs me, she needs me The beauty of her, swear to God, a blind man can see, a true queen and she needs me [Hook: Javonte] That girl is smoking, and can you believe that I'm her focus? It ain't hard to see she got me open, and together we are rollercoasting on [Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar] Five years later, an accounting major, work at a firm Abundance of paper, she got a career, she look in the rear View mirror of a mercedez that she can steer Call her boss, executive meetings, consecutive trips, vacational weekends Dior reeking through her Prada dress, probably the only product of her pure success Got a promotion, now she own the building Headed to the top like she on the building, real estate, property She order tender steak, only one mouth to feed, funded a youth center Invested in some stock, doubled what she put in, then bought a restaurant Oh what a girl, how great life can be, even though she got the world, she needs me She needs me, she needs me, she needs me, she needs me Oh what a girl, wonder how her life can be, and though she got the world, she needs me [Hook] [Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar] We lose touch, separated, years pa**, I'm out dated She's dating one of Hollywood's famous entertainers, Denzel good Paparazzi spot ‘em out shopping, Tuesday morning brunch, Benihana's Tabloids paint a picture of a perfect couple Headline reads when a famous actor loves you, Emmy Awards, Academy too On the red carpet, dress matching his suit, she holding his arm She waves at her moms and wave at the world, got the world in her palms Head in the clouds, star gazing, caught her on the stage, a proposal was waiting He bent down, got on one knee, she looked him in the eye and said she needs me She needs me, she needs me, she needs me, she needs me Even if we seem to separate, eventually it'll come to pa**, and she'll need me I need her, we need we [Hook]