Where Were You When I Needed You
Lost Love's Echo: Where Were You?
Lyrics
Don't bother crying
Expressing indifference to the person's emotional distress.
Don't bother calling
Discouraging attempts at communication or reconciliation.
It's all over now
Declaring the end of the relationship.
There's no use in stalling
Rejecting delay or hesitation.
The love I once felt
Acknowledging a past love that has diminished.
I don't feel anymore for you
Affirming the loss of emotional connection.
This time I'll even open the door for you
Offering finality by opening the door for the person to leave.
You walked out when I was down
Recalling abandonment during a difficult period.
Well now I'm well off
Highlighting personal improvement and success.
And look, look who's comin' round
Noting the return of the person who left.
Where were you when I needed you
Pose of a rhetorical question questioning the person's absence in a time of need.
Where were you when I wanted you
Expressing a desire for the person's presence when wanted.
Where were you when I need you
Repeating the need for the person's support.
Where
Emphasizing the importance of the person's location.
You're looking good, it's hard to fight it
Complimenting the person's appearance but rejecting reconciliation.
But no use explain'
Declaring a decision not to explain or justify.
I've already decided
Confirming the choice to be without the person is better.
That goin' with you
Stating that being with the person is worse than being without.
Is worse than without you
Refusing to spend time worrying about the person.
I won't spend a lifetime worryin' about you
Committing to move on from the relationship.
When things got bad
Recalling the person's disappearance during difficult times.
You disappeared
Indicating personal recovery and resilience.
But I'm back on my feet
Observing the return of the person who left.
And look, look who's standin' there
Where were you when I neeed you
Reiterating the desire for the person's presence when needed.
Where were you when I wanted you
Restating the wish for the person's support.
Where were you when I needed you
Emphasizing the importance of the person's presence.
Where
You were so young
Describing the person as young and wild, rejecting innocence.
And you were so wild
Acknowledging the person as not being an innocent child.
I knew you were nobody's innocent child
Reflecting on the initial attraction despite recognizing the person's nature.
That first day I saw you
Expressing the impact of the person's presence on the speaker.
You really got to me
Believing in the possibility of changing the person.
I thought I could change you
Realizing the inability to change the person's behavior.
What could you do to me
Reflecting on the consequences of the person's actions.
When times got rought
Recalling the person's lack of patience during tough times.
Ah, you would't wait
Observing the person's return, but deeming it too late.
Well now you're trippin' back
And babe, babe it's too late
Reiterating the question about the person's absence in need.
Where were you when I needed you
Restating the wish for the person's support.
Where were you when I wanted you
Emphasizing the importance of the person's presence.
Where were you when I needed you
Repeating the need for the person's support.
Where
Emphasizing the significance of the person's location
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