Wanted

I want to be wanted by you

Not just a passing lover who's new

Somebody real, not someone you knew

Baby, don't let me die out

You move through hearts like a change of weather

Never stopping long enough to feel

I'm still standing where you left your shadow

Half-alive, but reaching for something real

You drift through faces, chasing spark

Escaping from love before it starts

You relish the shell, never knowing the heart

I am the smoke unseen in the dark

You smile like nothing's ever wrong

But emptiness hums in that deeper song

And I'm still here, if you'd just reach out

Always near, yet we're so far apart

Even the guilty get their names in lights

Their faces nailed to every wall

I've done no crime but loving you

And no one's seen me at all

On empty streets where shadows ling-er

I'm a stranger, alone in the crowd

Dreaming of eyes that seek me out

And a voice to speak my name aloud

I want to be wanted for real

Not just to fill a lonely night

Why can't you see me or feel what I feel

You're gone with the morning light

Love is fleeting, so it seems

Leaving whispers, not leaving a mark

I'm half-awake, just wanting to dream

A faint light flickering through the dark

I'm not alone, I just want you near

You're so close but look right through...me

If you would open your eyes and see

I'd bring you love without fear

I want to be wanted by you

I just want to be wanted by you

I want you to want me so

But I doubt you'll ever know