I Need My Girl Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I am good, I am grounded
Davy says that I look taller
But I can't get my head around it
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
[Refrain]
I need my girl
I need my girl
[Verse 2]
Remember when you lost your shit and
Drove the car into the garden?
You got out and said "I'm sorry"
To the vines and no one saw it
[Refrain]
I need my girl
I need my girl
[Bridge]
I'm under the gun again
I know I was a 45-percenter then
I know I was a lot of things
[Verse 3]
But I am good, I am grounded
Davy says that I look taller
But I can't get my head around it
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
I am good, I am grounded
Davy says that I look taller
But I can't get my head around it
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
[Refrain]
I need my girl
I need my girl
[Verse 2]
Remember when you lost your shit and
Drove the car into the garden?
You got out and said "I'm sorry"
To the vines and no one saw it
[Refrain]
I need my girl
I need my girl
[Bridge]
I'm under the gun again
I know I was a 45-percenter then
I know I was a lot of things
[Verse 3]
But I am good, I am grounded
Davy says that I look taller
But I can't get my head around it
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
[Refrain]
I need my girl
I need my girl
[Verse 4]
There's some things that I should never
Laugh about in front of family
I tried to call you from the party
It's full of punks and cannonballers
[Refrain]
I need my girl
I need my girl
[Bridge]
I'm under the gun again
I know I was a 45-percenter then
I know I was a lot of things
[Verse 5]
But I am good, and I am grounded
Davy says that I look taller
But I can't get my head around it
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
I need my girl
I need my girl
[Verse 4]
There's some things that I should never
Laugh about in front of family
I tried to call you from the party
It's full of punks and cannonballers
[Refrain]
I need my girl
I need my girl
[Bridge]
I'm under the gun again
I know I was a 45-percenter then
I know I was a lot of things
[Verse 5]
But I am good, and I am grounded
Davy says that I look taller
But I can't get my head around it
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
I keep feeling smaller and smaller
About
Genius Annotation
“I Need My Girl” was written by all members of the band. It was released as a single (the fifth and final single from Trouble Will Find Me) in February 2014.
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What did The National say about "I Need My Girl"?
Genius Answer
Singer Matt Berninger had the following to say about “I Need My Girl” in an interview given to Under the Radar magazine:
“I Need My Girl” is one of the most direct, earnest love songs we’ve ever written. I wrote it about missing my wife and daughter. It’s pretty simple. It’s not about any other thing.
Live Performance
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- 2.Demons
- 4.Fireproof
- 5.Sea of Love
- 6.Heavenfaced
- 8.Graceless
- 9.Slipped
- 10.I Need My Girl
- 11.Humiliation
- 12.Pink Rabbits
- 13.Hard to Find
- 14.Learning
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Vocals
Drums
Guitar
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Strings
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Recorded At
Clubhouse, Dreamland (New York, United States)
Release Date
February 3, 2014
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