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 i m your little girl yeah oh why didn t he love me yeah i need love yeah yeah yeah and i believe i deserve it and that s why oh that s why i need the father in you that s why i need the father in you that s why i need the father in you that s why i need the father in you  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 oh don t cry mama don t cry mama no we re gonna be alright that s what i used to say yeah that i would try to take his place oh 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 need the father in you that s why i need the father in you that s why i need the father in you that s why i need 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