What You Want & What You Need

from Posthaste (2001-2012) by Val Emmich

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Category: Studio Recording
Written: 2007
Recorded: 2007

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As the bruises on her back start festering
She wonders what she ever saw in him
Just when escape seems a worthwhile feat
She worries that her kids won’t have enough to eat
It’s the difference ‘tween what she wants and what she needs

He’s got four weeks vacation & the benefits are nice
But every single morning he prays the sun won’t shine
He’ll make less money if he follows his dream
But at the end of the day it’s just a smaller TV
It’s the difference 'tween what he wants and what he needs

We can build those fences high to keep them out
But who among us gonna pick those berries now
Either we raise those wages and the company bleeds
Or learn to live with less and plant those seeds
It’s the difference 'tween what we want and what we need

I put my headphones up real loud to shut them out
They’ve been yelling so long they forgot what they were fighting about
They swore they’d stay together for the family
But now they’re signing papers choosing who gets me
It’s the difference ‘tween what they want and what each one needs

You said it would be forever rain or shine
But now she takes pills daily to balance out her mind
With the women at work you flirt and tease
But she’ll never survive if you decide to leave
It’s the difference ‘tween what you want and what she needs

I got something on my mind I need to say
I've been in love with you since we met that fateful day
And when you went away I could barely breathe
It made me realize what you mean to me
You are what I want, you”re what I need
There’s no difference ‘tween what I want and what I need

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from Posthaste (2001-2012), released December 4, 2012
Credits: Produced & Recorded by Jason Cupp in Eagle Rock, CA. Mixed, Written & Performed by V.E.

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