Was That What You Wanted

Was that what you really wanted?  
Me to walk away first, to set you free  
Did I just miss all the signs again?  
Was I supposed to leave quietly?
There’s no way to go  
Back to the time before I loved you  
No turning around  
Even if I tried to forget you  
Maybe all along  
It wasn’t the pain or the waiting  
Maybe deep inside  
I just wanted you to say it  
Not the silence, not the lies  
Just the truth behind your eyes  
Maybe I was holding on  
For the words you never said  
Was I just blind to the ending?  
Should I have known to walk away?  
I thought you’d ask me to stay  
But maybe you were hoping I’d fade  
It’s not the time, not the tears I regret  
It’s the words you never said  
The ones I needed to hear  
The ones I still replay in my head  
Maybe all along  
It wasn’t the pain or the waiting  
Maybe deep inside  
I just wanted you to say it  
I was never what you need  
But I kept holding on to dreams  
Maybe I was holding on  
For the words you never said