Don't You Need - Melissa Etheridge

I had a dream

Late last night

The water was running low

And my fields were on fire

Burning my sky

My body was moving slow

And when I awoke

I tasted the sweat

Of desire on my mouth

And I realized, my heart

Had abducted my mind

And they were last seen

Headed south

Now I can't sleep

I'm so wired

And I find myself

Screaming out:

Don't you need?

Don't you want?

Can't you taste it

When you're alone?

Don't you cry?

Don't you feel?

Sometimes I wonder

If you are real

Don't you bleed?

Don't you need?

There's no quenching the thirst

There's no relief

For the hungry at heart

And as far as you're concerned

I'm just a thief

Entertaining in the dark

But it's you

Who holds the cards

Now that the joker is wild

Don't you need?

Don't you want?

Can't you taste it

When you're alone?

Don't you cry?

Don't you feel?

Sometimes I wonder

If you are real

Don't you bleed?

Don't you need?

Don't you want

To lay it down?

And feel your skin

Against the ground?

Don't you want

To ride the storm?

And then sleep

Inside the calm?

Don't you want

To get that high?

Don't you want

To be satisfied?

Well, if you don't

Want it from me

Don't you need

I had a dream

Late last night

The water was running low

And my fields were on fire

Burning my sky

How was I to know

That I burn

Every night in my dreams?

And only morning can set me free