Only When You Need Me Lyrics

So often I found myself crying

And so often I was left alone

When you were lonely, you always had me

When you were hurting, I was the one you'd call

But when I needed you, when I was breaking

Where did you go? Where were you hiding?

I knew it well, I wasn't enough

Someone like me could never mean that much

I was just someone to talk to, not your love, not your partner

A stand-in, never the real one

We talked for hours, you said you loved me like we were everything

But I never existed in the world you were living in

You never let anyone know I was there with you

Even though I had been there all along

I gave you my heart, I gave you my time

But I couldn't ignore, I was just a secret you'd hide

When I needed more, when I needed you

All I found was the emptiness inside

I knew it well, I wasn't enough

Someone like me could never mean that much

I was just someone to talk to, not your love, not your partner

A stand-in, never the real one

We talked for hours, you said you loved me like we were everything

But I never existed in the world you were living in

You never let anyone know I was there with you

Even though I had been there all along

A shadow in your life

A name you never said

I was there when you needed me

But I never got to be more

You loved me in secret

But it all became clear

I was never more, never enough for you

I was just someone to talk to, not your love, not your partner

A stand-in, never the real one

We talked for hours, you said you loved me like we were everything

But I never existed in the world you were living in

You never let anyone know I was there with you

Even though I had been there all along

I was just someone to talk to, not your love, not your partner

A stand-in, never the real one

You never let anyone know I was there with you

Even though I had been there all along