Song of the Week! [Travie McCoy - Need You]

I know its not your fault, but I'm a locked door
Anytime I'm a mess by someone before
And I wish that I, I could find a key
To unlock all the things that you want us to be

Let me open up and start again,
But there's a safe around my heart
I don't know how to let you in,
That's what keeps us apart
And that's why I need time.
I said I need you,
I need you to understand, you, you, you
I need you to understand, you, you, you

Call up the locksmith,
Tell him we need him quick
We've got a million keys,
None of them seem to fit
While you're on the phone,
call up the clocksmith,
Cuz I could use some time,
Even the slightest bit

Let me open up and start again,
And break this safe around my heart
I don't know how to let you in,
That's what keeps us apart
And that's why I need time
I said I need you
I need you to understand, you, you, you
I need you to understand, you, you, you

I'm thinking now's the time,
Maybe its time to go, if I gave you my heart, be gentle,
I'm tired of laying low, lets give the world a show
And when you know, you know, ouuhhh...
And when you know, you know, you know
And when you know, you know, you know, you know

And that's why I need time
I said I need you,
I need you to understand, you, you, you (x2)
I need you to understand (x4)
I need you (x3)
I need you, you, you


*In 2009 Travie McCoy broke-up with singer Katy Perry, after they had dated for several years. This moody song, in which McCoy revisits his emo roots, is about the healing process after the emotionally wounding ending of their relationship. He explained to Alternative Press: "'Need You' is about how when you get out of a long relationship, you're kind of like bruised fruit for a while. This is about me trying to explain to someone that as much as I would love to start a relationship, or as much as I would love to take things further with this particular person, I'm still kind of a little f--ked up from my last relationship. Basically, I'm saying there are a lot of issues and other things that I need to clear up with myself before I can give you what you need. The hook is, 'That's why I need time.' I mean, after a long relationship, you need time to heal and reassess what it takes to make a relationship work. I think it's all a learning process. 'Need You' is explaining the space in-between relationships when you're trying to figure things out. This song has gotten such a great response at shows because, for as sad as it sounds, it's an up-tempo song and when it gets to the chorus, it explodes. Everyone is jumping up and down and having a good time."