Boy it's been all this time,
And I can't get you off my mind,
And nobody knows it but me.
I stare at your photograph,
Still sleep in the shirt you left,
And nobody knows it but me.
Everyday I wipe my tears away,
So many nights I've prayed for you to say.

[Chorus]
I should have been chasing you,
I should have been trying to prove,
That you were all that mattered to me,
I should have said all the things,
That I kept inside of me and maybe,
I could have made you believe,
That what we had was all we ever need.

My friends think I'm moving on,
But the truth is that I'm not that strong, and nobody knows it but me.
And I've kept all the works you said,
In a box underneath my bed,
And nobody knows it but me.

But if you're happy I'll get through somehow,
But the truth is that I've been screaming out.

[Chorus]

It was all we'd ever need.

Oh, thought it was all we'd ever need.

I should have been chasing you,
You should have been trying to prove,
That you were all that mattered to me,
You should have said all the things,
That I kept inside of me and maybe,
You could have made me believe,
That what we had was all we ever need.

Was all we'd ever need



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Track duration: 04:41

"All We'd Ever Need" as written by David Wesley/kelley Haywood

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:This song is incredible. Sometimes no matter how much time has passed, you still feel this way about another person.
    Flag NicB.on February 05, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:Love this song! Going to there concert soon. I hope they perform this song! Going through a recent break-up and came accross this song! Our song used to be "Need You Now." I love their other song on the CD "Ready to Love Again" which I'm not.. This songs relates to so much of what I'm going through. This part - My friends think I'm moving on
    But the truth is I'm not that strong and nobody knows it but me
    And I've kept all the words you said
    In a box underneath my bed
    And nobody knows it but me

    But if you're happy I'll get through somehow
    But the truth is that I've been screaming out

    I should have been chasing you
    I should have been trying to prove
    That you were all that mattered to me
    I should have said all the things
    That I kept inside of me and maybe
    I could have made you believe
    That what we had was all we'd ever need


    I'm just wondering if she is singing the first part of the song. I'm wondering if I should be chasing. They say to let them go and give them space. It was her decision for the break-up... Love her so much.. I hope there is a happy ending for me and Laurie!
    Flag byennie17on October 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i have so much love for this song, though it is super sad. i believe it's about two people who miss each other and keep looking back on their failed relationship and wishing that they had tried harder to stay together, but neither knows that the other is thinking about them too so they never get back together. it's so tragic, but romantic as well.
    Flag balletbrit1992on March 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song really captures the tragedy of the "would be love" that I'm sure we've all experienced. They both loved each other but never said the words when it would have mattered. Perhaps they had a fight, drifted apart, or were too afraid of rejection to make something spark in the first place. Life will always be haunted with those "what ifs" if you don't tell that someone how you feel.
    Flag EntireWarheadon February 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:You think about all the 'what ifs' and 'only ifs' and torment yourself with thoughts. Only if you had shown more love, only if you had done this differently, etc etc. You keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself because you need to seem strong to everyone, but deep down inside you are dieing more and more each day.
    Flag texasbaby4735on January 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I believe that this song is about two people who broke up awhile ago for reasons they now find ridiculous or can't remember. Since they broke up, they've been trying to find something or someone new in their life to make them happy but nothing works. They still have the same feelings for each other and they try to suppress the fact that they still love the other person but they can't... they can only hide it from other people, but in all honesty they constantly think of each other and want them back because they keep thinking about the love they shared (and didn't yet extinguish).

    I'm going through this right now. I thought that I was insane for still liking my ex. But last night he told me that he still crazy about me and has strong intense feelings for me that he can't hold in anymore. I was so relieved, because we broke up three months ago and I haven't gone a day without thinking about him, I check his facebook page, relate every song to him and I, save all of our conversations online... and reread them over and over, and reminisce our past. We're both relieved now that we know we still love each other "after all this time".
    Flag qtdarcyon January 03, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i absolutely love this song
    its about this couple who broke up and after all this time they still think about what they had and they regret ever breaking up.
    im going through that right now
    me and my ex boyfriend broke up two months ago and i wish we were together now. :( but we can't because he likes someone else now.. hopefully someday in the future we can be together again, because we truely loved each other.
    Flag haleejenkon November 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"but if you're happy i'll get through somehow, but the truth is i've been screaming out"

    Best line in the song. You just want him to be happy because you care so much, that you push aside your feelings.
    Flag texasbaby4735on September 30, 2009   Link
  • +3
    General Comment:" My friends think I'm moving on
    But the truth is I'm not that strong and nobody knows it but me
    And I've kept all the words you said
    In a box underneath my bed
    And nobody knows it but me "

    i truly do have a box underneath my bed. it holds everything he gave me , every love note, every movie ticket,even every thought i've ever written down about him..
    the thing is..its been three years and ive dated many guys after him, my friends all think im over him but the truth is im really not.
    the pain never goes away
    no matter how many people you end of in a relationship
    no matter how much time passes
    the pain never goes away
    it justs gets easier to deal with.
    Flag LexieQuiteLovelyon June 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this song breaks my heart.
    it's exactly how i feel :/

    escpecially "but if you're happy i'll get through somehow, but the truth is i've been screaming out"

    God that line hits me so hard.
    Flag LilMissSunshineXoXoon June 17, 2009   Link

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