In a Mississippi hotel room
I was wounded and confused as I watched the 10 o'clock news
I was waiting on a late night call
That I knew would never come and though I doubt it's what you want

I call you from the steps outside
You say you were fast asleep and every lie it tortures me
I can't kill what does not bleed, so please explain

Can you tell me what it is you need?
'Cos I've been trying still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything

If morning is my darkest time
In the night I sometimes follow you, there is comfort without light
And I've been living with no hope
It was a shame to let it go, it was drowning me so slow

I've never felt so far away
From the boy I used to be and I wonder what he'd see
From the corner of some street, he met me today

Can you tell me what it is you need?
'Cos I've been trying still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything

In the letter that you wrote me last
There were words that burned to here and red lipstick on the mirror
You said loving me's a great mistake
'Cos I have never loved myself and I am sorry if you felt
That maybe you could offer help to someone like me

Can you tell me what it is you need?
'Cos I've been trying still I cannot see
These wasted moments brought me to my knees
I just wanna give you everything