WHEN YOU SAY MY NAME You made my name sound like forever… For a moment, I believed. You called me the dream you'd waited for The one no other heart could replace You sang of love that would last forever Of finding your home in my embrace You said I was your peace and shelter The missing piece that made you whole But I was standing right beside you Still waiting for the love you told I heard the beauty in your words And wanted every word to be true But when the final note had faded I was still waiting there for you When you say my name Do you know what it means? Am I the love you truly want Or just the woman in your dreams? You call me your forever But forever never came You made me sound like everything Then left me standing in the rain Don't sing about a love so deep If it's a love you cannot show I never asked for perfect words I only wanted you to choose You sang about the fire in my kisses The tenderness that healed your soul But I am more than midnight poetry More than a dream you cannot hold I wanted coffee in the morning Your hand reaching across to mine Not promises beneath the moonlight But love that lives beyond the lines You said all roads would lead you to me But roads mean nothing if you stay I cannot live inside a love song While real life keeps you far away When you say my name Do you know what it means? Am I the love you truly want Or just the woman in your dreams? You call me your forever But forever never came You made me sound like everything Then left me standing in the rain Don't sing about a love so deep If it's a love you cannot show I never asked for perfect words I only wanted you to choose If I am home, why won't you come home? If I am peace, why leave me in the storm? If I'm the dream you've waited for Why am I still the one you're running from? I don't need another promise Or another beautiful refrain I need a love that stands beside me When the music fades away When you say my name I want to know it's real Not just a beautiful illusion But a love that I can feel You called me your forever But forever never came And I won't keep on waiting For a love that stays the same Don't sing me into heaven Then leave me in the rain I was never asking for a song I was asking you to stay You made my name sound beautiful… But I wanted more than that. I wanted to be The woman you chose.
