I'm learning how to read the signs The ones that hide between the lines When you need to hear me say it And you're not asking me to say it For quite some time I had no clue Why I had to keep saying what we both knew This silent request Just reassurance I guess So here I am feeling much the same I need to hear you say those words, followed by my name It keeps the tires burning, while I'm learning It keeps the fires burning, while I'm learning you I'm learning to apologize Even when I don't know why And when not to say a thing With no understanding And what is want and what is need And what you really want from me And if it's all of my affection I could use a little direction You could take me for granted and that's a fact That's OK to say but don't act on that Ideals rarely work the way we humans act So that was a dumb thing to say, never mind