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Mary J. Blige & Nas
Mary J. Blige & Nas
Released as the first single from her third studio album Share My World, the song features a verse from Nas, who was riding high off the commercial success of his second album It Was Written.
The song samples “Moonchild” by Rick James.
[Intro Mary J. Blige & Nas]
Mary (Mary)
Live ya life, girl
Uh, uh, uh, uh
Yeah, word, uh, uh
Yeah (Hey)
Hey, mm-mm (On the realer, live your life, girl), woah
Love is all we need
'Cause everybody needs love
[Verse 1: Mary J. Blige]
Love is all we need to make everything complete
If we try to live together and be happy
You and me are one and we've only just begun
So let's make a new beginning and have some fun, woah
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
Love is all we need
To make everything complete all we need is L-O-V-E
Love is all we need
'Cause to love you would mean everything 'cause everybody needs love
[Verse 2: Mary J. Blige]
Dealing with tough times seems to always blow my mind
But I know where my heart is, so I am fine
If we remain friends, it would never, ever end
On this love I give to you, you can depend, oh
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige & Nas]
Love is all we need
To make everything complete all we need is L-O-V-E
Love is all we need
'Cause to love you would mean everything 'cause everybody needs love (To the bridge)
[Bridge: Mary J. Blige]
Love is all we need
To make every little thing complete, yeah, yeah
Oh, if you would trust in me
I would let you know that I love you
[Refrain: Mary J. Blige]
Love is all we need
Everyone knows that we need it, said we need it, yeah, we need it
Love is all we need
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, c'mon
'Cause everybody needs love
[Verse 2: Nas]
Feel this hit bangin' in your residential district
Presidential chipped out, canary rock sizzlin'
Mary hot, pop Cris', shorty got this
Fly angel, my dreams of a queen came true
In this land that's dark, if you my man and you my heart
I blast for you, need bail? Put up the cash for you
Girls who mad loyal die for you
Leave 'em if they acting too fly for you
All up in your mix then in somebody else 6
Quick to put your name in some murder one shit
I'm not the one cheatin' on you or beatin' on you
'Cause I'm laid back, you thought that I was sleeping on you?
Real love make a ill thug feel bugged
Nas analyze, are you trustworthy by the looks in your eyes?
Stay with me, be my dog like Dollar and Richie
She convinced me, all we really need is love, strictly
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige]
Love is all we need to make everything complete
I want to be happy, want to be happy, really want to be happy
Love is all we need and I've only just begun we can love all
'Cause everybody needs love
Love is all we need
All we need, all we need, yeah
Love is all we need
'Cause everybody needs love
[Outro: Nas & Mary J. Blige]
One love, one life, live long
Stay strong (Live ya life, girl)
'Cause everybody needs love
Mary (Mary)
Love Is All We Need was written by Mary J. Blige & Rick James & Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Love Is All We Need was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Mary J. Blige released Love Is All We Need on Tue Mar 18 1997.