Things I Wish You'd Say

You gave me every reason to want to walk away
But none of them would've meant a thing
If you'd asked me to stay
I made my peace with letting you go
But why I cannot do it, honey, I may never know

So if you really do not love me
Just say it to my face
Don't dance around the question, darling
Give me this one thing
If I really mean as much to you as you love to claim
Give me the cold, hard truth
And not the things I wish you'd say

You know I only ever wanted a happy ever after with you
And it just don't seem half as sweet with anybody new
And maybe it's all in my head
Either way it's time to put this dream back to bed

And if you really do not love me
Just say it to my face
Don't dance around the question, darling
Give me this one thing
If I really mean as much to you as you love to claim
Give me the cold, hard truth
And not the things I wish you'd say

Be careful what you wish for
It's not always black and white
'Cause somebody can love you
Just not enough to fight

All you know is you don't not love me
That's all that you could say
I asked for a straight answer
But you still found a way
To dance around the question
Didn't think I had enough heart left to break
But, God, I wish you'd just asked me
To stay

That's all I needed you to say