Needs

Everybody has an unmet need Something that they want just out of reach It's what makes the best movies The kind of leading role played by Meryl Streep They say there's only nine plot lines Every story follows one or is two combined I'm loathe to categorize mine A tragicomedy set to lazy rhyme But to need is need And so very different from a want Another painful reminder that you're Just a little bit fucked up It's like a love that will never love you No matter what you say or what you do The father that never sees The person that you grow into I see you, though I see you, though Everybody has an unmet need Something that they want just out of reach It's what makes the worst crime scenes Blood-spattered lovers' infidelities They say there's only two motives Not getting what you want and losing what you got Greed, anger, pride, jealousy, revenge Those nasty little things that push you to the edge But to need is need And so very different from a want Another painful reminder that you're Just a little bit fucked up It's like a love that will never love you No matter what you say or what you did The father that never sees The person that you grow into I see you, though I see you, though I see you, though I see you, though I see you, though Everybody has an unmet need Something that they want just out of reach It's what makes the best movies The kind of leading role played by Meryl Streep