When Did You Ever Listen to Me
Unheard Echoes: Love's Last Plea
Lyrics
I've tried some straight conversation
I've attempted straightforward communication.
Even whispered the words in your ear
I've even spoken softly, sharing intimate words directly with you.
I've talked 'till I'm blue in the face
I've talked extensively, to the point of exhaustion.
And thought I made myself perfectly clear
I believed I made my thoughts perfectly clear.
Now I'm on the edge of leavin'
Now I'm at the brink of leaving.
And you're asking how can that be
You're questioning how this could happen.
I've wasted too much breath explaining
I've spent too much time explaining without results.
Oh and when did you ever listen to me
Oh, and when did you ever listen to me?
I could stand at the mouth of a canyon
I could stand in a vast, open space.
Yell the truth straight into the wind
I could proclaim the truth loudly, but it seems futile.
I can't take being taken for granted
I can't endure being taken for granted.
And I wish I could make it sink in
I wish I could make you truly understand.
I could tell you you're gonna get lonely
I could warn you about loneliness.
And just how sorry you'll be
And explain how regretful you'll be.
But you won't believe me until I am gone
But you won't grasp it until I'm gone.
When did you ever listen to me
When did you ever listen to me?
You'll have to watch the doors slam behind me
You'll witness the doors closing behind me.
Smell the cloud of dust from my car
Smell the dust kicked up by my departing car.
Taste your own tears on the pillow
Taste the tears on your pillow.
Feel the break deep in your heart
Feel the profound heartbreak.
Maybe then you'll come to your senses
Maybe then you'll comprehend.
You'll hear what I can't make you see
You'll hear what I couldn't make you see.
When you ask yourself the same question
When you question yourself, asking the same thing.
When did you ever listen to me
When did you ever listen to me?
I could stand at the mouth of a canyon
I could stand in a vast, open space (repeated).
Yell the truth straight into the wind
I could proclaim the truth loudly (repeated).
I can't take being taken for granted
I can't endure being taken for granted (repeated).
And I wish I could make it sink in
I wish I could make you truly understand (repeated).
I could tell you you're gonna get lonely
I could warn you about loneliness (repeated).
And just how sorry you'll be
And explain how regretful you'll be (repeated).
But you won't believe me until I am gone
But you won't grasp it until I'm gone (repeated).
When did you ever listen to me
When did you ever listen to me? (repeated)
When did you ever listen to me
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