Story Behind The Song
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Song Description
an adult remembers a childhood filled with broken dreams, lack of support and utter despair and asks rhetorically of his parents how could this have happened?
| Song Length |
3:58 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Mood |
Troubled, Irritated |
| Subject |
Sorrow, Dysfunctional Family |
Similar Artists |
Natalie Merchant, Shawn Colvin |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Where Were You?
Where were you when we needed you?
Help me understand
How it was that we deserved
The backside of your hand
We were little, we needed you
You just weren?t there
We were trouble, and in your way
And you just didn?t care
Where were you when we needed you
We were scared and so alone
Never there to comfort us
We grew up on our own
And decades later we live
In a prison without bars
You might not see the open wounds
But you can see the scars
Now I look back and can?t believe
The way it was back then
All that turmoil, all that terror
The way it?s always been
Such a temper, you screamed at us
Never any relief
We went to bed with broken dreams
Minds consumed with grief
Where were you when we needed you
We were scared and so alone
Never there to comfort us
We grew up on our own
And decades later we live
In a prison without bars
You might not see the open wounds
But you can see the scars
What could we do, we were trapped
We knew it then
We planned escapes each night we cried
While lying in our beds
We imagined days on our own
Nothing to fear
We lived such stolen lives
We hid behind our tears
Where were you when we needed you
We were scared and so alone
Never there to comfort us
We grew up on our own
And decades later we live
In a prison without bars
You might not see the open wounds
But you can see the scars
Where were you when we were young
Help me understand
© 2005 joe morahan