Oooh-oooh-oooh Oooh-oooh-oooh Oooh-oooh-oooh Oooooooooh Oooooooooh Oooooooooh Ooooooh Ooooooh Ooooooh Can I talk to you, baby Can I talk to you, baby Posso falar com você, baby When I was a little girl When I was a little girl Quando eu era uma menina I didn't have a father I didn't have a father Eu não tive um pai And that's why I'm leaning on you And that's why I'm leaning on you E é por isso que eu estou inclinada em você When I was a baby When I was a baby Quando eu era um bebê I didn't get a hug from daddy I didn't get a hug from daddy Eu não tive um abraço de pai That's why I need a hug from you That's why I need a hug from you É por isso que eu preciso de um abraço de você Oh It's not easy Oh It's not easy Oh Não é fácil And I thank you for putting up with me And I thank you for putting up with me E agradeço-lhe por me aturar When you don't have a guy's love When you don't have a guy's love Quando você não tem amor de um indivíduo To say that you (to say that I am your little girl) To say that you (to say that I am your little girl) Quer dizer que você (para não dizer que eu sou sua menina) Are his little girl (Oh why didn't you love me?) Are his little girl (Oh why didn't you love me?) É sua filhinha (Oh por que você não me ama?) And give you the love ( I need love yeah yeah yeaah yeah) And give you the love ( I need love yeah yeah yeaah yeah) E dar-lhe o amor (I need love yeah yeah yeah yeaah) You really deserve ( and I believe I deserve and that's why) You really deserve ( and I believe I deserve and that's why) Você realmente merece (e acredito que eu mereço e é por isso) That's why I need the father in you (I need the father in you baby) That's why I need the father in you (I need the father in you baby) É por isso que eu preciso do pai em você (eu preciso do pai em você, baby) That's why I need (please don't hurt me please) That's why I need (please don't hurt me please) É por isso que eu preciso (por favor não me machuque, por favor) The father in you (ooh) The father in you (ooh) O pai em você (ooh) That's why I need (Oh that's why ) That's why I need (Oh that's why ) É por isso que eu preciso (Oh that's why) The father in you (really need you ) The father in you (really need you ) O pai em você (realmente preciso de você) That's why I need (please be true) That's why I need (please be true) É por isso que eu preciso (por favor seja verdadeiro) The father in you The father in you O pai em você Oooh Oooh Oooh Things got bad Things got bad As coisas ficaram ruins To the point when mommy couldn't hold us down To the point when mommy couldn't hold us down Para o ponto quando a mamãe não podia Hold Us Down And that's when it hurt me so much to se her (to see her cry) And that's when it hurt me so much to se her (to see her cry) E é aí que ele me machucou muito a se ela (a vê-la chorar) Oh don't cry, mama, don't cry mama Oh don't cry, mama, don't cry mama Oh não, não chore, mamãe, não chore mama We're gonna be alright, that's what I used say We're gonna be alright, that's what I used say Nós vamos estar bem, é isso que eu costumava dizer (I said that some day) that I would try to take his place (I said that some day) that I would try to take his place (Eu disse que alguns dias) que eu iria tentar tomar o seu lugar But it was too hard It was so hard trying be a man and not a woman But it was too hard It was so hard trying be a man and not a woman Mas era muito difícil Foi tão difícil tentar ser um homem e não uma mulher and that's why I need a father and that's why I need a father e é por isso que eu preciso de um pai That's I need (oh I need) That's I need (oh I need) Isso é que eu preciso (oh I need) The father in you (I'm puttin' my trust in you) The father in you (I'm puttin' my trust in you) O pai em você (Eu sou confiança Puttin 'meu em você) That's why I need (please don't let me down) That's why I need (please don't let me down) É por isso que eu preciso (please don't let me down) The father in you (oooh) The father in you (oooh) O pai em você (oooh) That's why I need (oooh I, I, I) That's why I need (oooh I, I, I) É por isso que eu preciso (oooh I, I, I) The father in you ( I need the father in you) The father in you ( I need the father in you) O pai em você (eu preciso do pai em você) That's why I need( Hold my hand, oh yeah) That's why I need( Hold my hand, oh yeah) É por isso que eu preciso (Hold my hand, oh yeah) The father in you (oooh) The father in you (oooh) O pai em você (oooh) Because we never had one at home Because we never had one at home Porque nós nunca tivemos um em casa No no no no No no no no Não não não não As a little girl As a little girl Como uma menina Still I understand, why daddy couldn't be there Still I understand, why daddy couldn't be there Ainda assim eu compreendo, porque o papai não poderia estar lá Cuz it's so obvious nobody taught him how to be a father Cuz it's so obvious nobody taught him how to be a father Porque ele é tão óbvio que ninguém lhe ensinou a ser pai Oh, and I'm not saying this to reminisce on the past Oh, and I'm not saying this to reminisce on the past Ah, e eu não estou dizendo isso para relembrar o passado I'm just saying this to make you understand that I needed a father I'm just saying this to make you understand that I needed a father Eu só estou dizendo isso para fazer você entender que eu precisava de um pai And this is my problem this is why I couldn't keep no one And this is my problem this is why I couldn't keep no one E este é o meu problema é por isso que eu não poderia mantê-ninguém This is why I couldn't stay alone This is why I couldn't stay alone É por isso que eu não poderia ficar sozinho I was so scared alone I was so scared alone Eu estava tão assustado sozinho Every woman needs a man Every woman needs a man Toda mulher precisa de um homem and I don't think she understands and I don't think she understands e eu não acho que ela entende That she really needs a father That she really needs a father Que ela realmente precisa de um pai The father in you my brother The father in you my brother O pai em você meu irmão Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh She really needed a father She really needed a father Ela realmente precisava de um pai The father in you The father in you O pai em você When your wife is speaking fellas, pay attention When your wife is speaking fellas, pay attention Quando sua esposa está falando fellas, preste atenção Yeah, don't ignore her, no no no Yeah, don't ignore her, no no no Sim, não ignorá-la, não não não Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh I really need the father in you I really need the father in you Eu realmente preciso de o pai em você