What I want and what I need
She'd say, “Boy, you're gonna need Him someday”
But what I want and what I need
Just let go and walk out on us
Have always been different things
What I want and what I need
But I wanted to sleep off the night before
The last thing that I reach for every evening
Have always been different things
And right now I want to just walk out the door
Have always been different things
Time has worn the new off of the feeling
Oh, and find a way back to you
But that don't take the warning out of them
Was my mortal soul as she walked out the door
The last thing mama reached for every Sunday
Is a woman who I can't reach anymore
Yes, I've read the surgeon general's warning
What I want is to give up
What I want and what I need
But what I need is to see this through
