What I Needed

I didn't know before how to answer
when you asked what I need from you
because I had what I needed at the time
but now gold is silver and gray is blue

I needed to know you were there
in all that I go through,
to know that I meant everything,
and that I'd spend tomorrow with you

I needed to know you'd hold me
even if you could not understand
my complexities and simplicities
and my lack of a definate plan.

I needed to know you loved me
no matter the mood that overcame me,
I needed you to reassure me of you
not to ridicule me and blame me.

I needed to know that love was true
and not something that was gone
at the drop of a hat, leaving me a vision
of how easy it was for you to carry on.

I needed a strong man, just to stand
beside me, to love when it wasn't fair
to stay through the bad times, I needed
just to know that you were there.