[Intro] You needed me And I knew what to do [Verse 1] There were lunches Late nights Questions from the doorway Shoes by the stairs Keys I had to find Calls from school Fevers Plans that changed by morning A thousand little ways You were part of my time I knew where I was needed And I loved being there [Pre-Chorus] No one had to give me the title The days did that themselves Little by little Being needed Became how I knew myself [Chorus] I was the one you called The one who stayed The one who knew What had to happen next I built a life Around being needed And somewhere in the building Needed became who I was [Verse 2] Then the shoes stopped gathering by the doorway The questions came less often from the hall You learned to make the plans You learned to make the calls You did exactly What I had hoped you'd do You grew And I was proud of you [Pre-Chorus] But nobody tells you How success can sound When the house gets quieter And the role stops calling your name [Chorus] I was the one you called The one who stayed The one who knew What had to happen next I built a life Around being needed And somewhere in the building Needed became who I was [Bridge] If you need me differently Do I become less? If I am not the answer What is left? If my hands are empty now What else could they hold? If I stop waiting to be needed What part of me gets to grow? [Final Chorus] I am still the one who loved The one who stayed None of that disappears Because the shape has changed I can keep what this life gave me Without asking it to be all I am I was needed I am loved Those are not the same thing [Outro] You needed me You still love me And I am still here
