What you want to say
Wait till you get home
I'm sick of communicating over the telephone
But tell me how you feel
For I am lonely too
Need you to know
I'm just as cold and numb as you

But I could fly away
Or I could be no one
And you could be the sunshine falling over the mountains

Or you could come to stay
You could come right home
I don't see why I have to
Live this life all alone

I know there is a way to make up for old mistakes
I know what's happening is for a reason
I
I
I


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What You Want Lyrics as written by John Wiltshire-butler

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    Awesome stuff...John Butler Trio true champion man. I love the instrumentation on this song...its heaps sweet.

    Weishengon November 25, 2004   Link

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