The verdict came without a trial, The sentence changed my life. Seventeen years of loving you Were set aside that night. What was the evidence for an indictment? What charges did you bring? How was I found guilty When I never heard a thing? I never heard the charges, Never saw the evidence. Never had the chance to tell my side, Or present my defense. I only heard you'd found me guilty, And I couldn't make it make sense. It seems like you handed down the sentence Before you ever named the crime. Seventeen years of loving you Simply dismissed in record time. Did you weigh the evidence fairly? Did anyone question what you believed? Or did you first decide my guilt, Then look for proof in everything? What are the charges? What did I do? What made the woman that I am Look so different to you? I'm not asking for acquittal, I'm not trying to win my case. I just want to understand the charges That brought us to this place. Was it asking for some water? Was it something that I said? Was it what you think I said about your mother? Or was the video request the crime instead? Was there something I was missing? Some hurt I couldn't see? What was the crime so terrible That it justifies shunning me? I'd gladly listen to a hundred songs If you'd write them for me. Every hurt and every memory, Every view you wish I'd see. I can't promise I'd agree, But I'd listen with an open heart. I honestly want to understand What led to tearing a fam'ly apart. What are the charges? What did I do? What made the woman that I am Look so different to you? I'm not asking for acquittal, I'm not trying to win my case. I just want to understand the charges That brought us to this place. I learned so many years ago That justice isn't peace. Winning in a courtroom Won't make the hurting cease. Besides, I don't need your verdict To know the life I've made. I can live with the punishment you chose for me And still be unafraid. But even having found my peace, I'd like to understand what you believe. What are the charges? I may never know. And if the case remains unanswered I can still be free to go. I know the love I offer, I know the life I live. I don't need a verdict from you To know the love I give. The case may stay unresolved, The questions may remain. My life is no longer waiting For a verdict to explain. But seriously... I'd still like to know what the charges were! Because none of this makes sense! Perhaps I'll always wonder... What were the charges, anyway?
