I still remember how I felt that Christmas day

When she went so unsure

All you believed is what the papers had to say

Torn apart by every word

And all the freedom of the restless child

Left me standing here alone



What did you want me to say?

What was I waiting for?

When all I wanted was you

Why did you need me to stay?

Why did I ask for more?

When all I wanted was you



Even though I thought that you just couldn't understand

And we will never change

I never wanted things to get so out of hand

Exposing all our pain

And all the pieces of the broken life

For everyone to see



What did you want me to say?

What was I waiting for?

When all I wanted was you

Why did you need me to stay?

Why did I ask for more?

When all I wanted was you



With every word that we said

With every tear that we shed

Only in silence can you hear what's inside

With everything we went through

Still all I wanted was you



And all the pieces of a broken life

For everyone to see



What did you want me to say?

What was I waiting for?

When all I wanted was you

Why did you need me to stay?

Why did I ask for more?

When all I wanted was you